CVE-2026-46158

medium

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mptcp: pm: ADD_ADDR rtx: always decrease sk refcount When an ADD_ADDR is retransmitted, the sk is held in sk_reset_timer(). It should then be released in all cases at the end. Some (unlikely) checks were returning directly instead of calling sock_put() to decrease the refcount. Jump to a new 'exit' label to call __sock_put() (which will become sock_put() in the next commit) to fix this potential leak. While at it, drop the '!msk' check which cannot happen because it is never reset, and explicitly mark the remaining one as "unlikely".

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/acd3d3562315c99f3c0db16f0fcc5f0306638982

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9634cb35af17019baec21ca648516ce376fa10e6

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/25e37407442b8766ec2cf52fb4e31b5c3d3aeeae

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-05-28

Updated: 2026-05-28

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 2.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00017