CVE-2026-97523

high

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mptcp: close race between scheduler and state change The mptcp scheduler may race with subflow sockets state change: data transmission on the selected socket may fail and a later release could try to use mss_now reset to 0 for a divide operation. Address the issue by explicitly checking for the critical scenario.

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d74b2e26b54a7dae1d87c1f19ae0d6db500e5e03

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a09c87abf10a0a7e203137c75b5381aa63d9b31d

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f11430d51ff8365bc51b670bc3002b65ae4c6b7

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5883ae880f51edc4b1484e787473b865b6159ead

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c856f3c151a2f3fa237caa651c44015916ca584

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/42064de57fb83231fcc89663a94885f228a1ee53

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a926b5df8efdfbac07e2fb7fafb21849a2ad9c0

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-86831

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-09-25

Updated: 2026-10-03

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.8

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

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.0067