CVE-2026-89554

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Because the request-sock slab is\nSLAB_TYPESAFE_BY_RCU and not zeroed on allocation, the value is the stale\nbyte of a previously freed request socket, which an off-path peer can\ninfluence by sending concurrent MP_JOIN SYNs. This corrupts the path\nmanager's id-based subflow bookkeeping for the connection.\n\nRestore subflow_req->local_id from the cookie entry, as done for the other\nfields."}], "metrics": [{"cvssV3_1": {"version": "3.1", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H", "baseScore": 8.2, "baseSeverity": "HIGH"}, "scenarios": [{"lang": "en", "value": "AV:N - The flaw is on the MPTCP MP_JOIN SYN-cookie receive path (tcp_v4_rcv/cookie_v4_check/mptcp_subflow_init_cookie_req/mptcp_token_join_cookie_init_state then subflow_ulp_clone). Any remote peer that can reach an MPTCP listener over routed IP triggers it with MP_JOIN packets when SYN cookies are in use.\nAC:L - An attacker can fill the SYN queue to force cookies (tcp_syncookies defaults to 1), spray concurrent MP_JOIN SYNs to seed the SLAB_TYPESAFE_BY_RCU request-sock cache with chosen local_id values, then complete a cookie MP_JOIN ACK. The attacker drives both the flood and the handshake; success does not depend on uninfluencable victim state.\nPR:N - No local account or capability is required. Any unauthenticated remote client obtains a token by completing MP_CAPABLE to a public MPTCP listener, then drives cookie JOIN; HMAC-valid JOIN from that peer, or slab poisoning of another connection's JOIN, needs no victim credentials.\nUI:N - Cookie MP_JOIN reconstruction runs in TCP receive softirq on attacker-sent segments; no local user mount, click, or other action is required beyond ordinary network reachability of an MPTCP service.\nS:U - Impact is confined to the host kernel's MPTCP path-manager and connection state and does not cross a VM, IOMMU, container, or other security authority.\nC:N - The uninitialized field is a single u8 address-ID leftover from a same-type request-sock slab object. It is not an out-of-bounds or pointer leak and does not disclose kernel memory contents to the attacker.\nI:L - subflow_ulp_clone stores the stale local_id as the joined subflow's address-ID, corrupting path-manager id-based bookkeeping (endpoint availability, ADD_ADDR/REMOVE_ADDR matching, and ID-0 primary-path identity). The modification is limited to that protocol ID and is not an arbitrary kernel write or control-flow primitive.\nA:H - A poisoned local_id of 0 or a colliding endpoint ID makes later REMOVE_ADDR/RMSUBFLOW close the initial or other still-needed subflows via mptcp_close_ssk, and desynchronized PM state can reject further joins or tear down the MPTCP session. 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Any remote peer that can reach an MPTCP listener over routed IP triggers it with MP_JOIN packets when SYN cookies are in use.\nAC:L - An attacker can fill the SYN queue to force cookies (tcp_syncookies defaults to 1), spray concurrent MP_JOIN SYNs to seed the SLAB_TYPESAFE_BY_RCU request-sock cache with chosen local_id values, then complete a cookie MP_JOIN ACK. The attacker drives both the flood and the handshake; success does not depend on uninfluencable victim state.\nPR:N - No local account or capability is required. 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It is not an out-of-bounds or pointer leak and does not disclose kernel memory contents to the attacker.\nI:L - subflow_ulp_clone stores the stale local_id as the joined subflow's address-ID, corrupting path-manager id-based bookkeeping (endpoint availability, ADD_ADDR/REMOVE_ADDR matching, and ID-0 primary-path identity). The modification is limited to that protocol ID and is not an arbitrary kernel write or control-flow primitive.\nA:H - A poisoned local_id of 0 or a colliding endpoint ID makes later REMOVE_ADDR/RMSUBFLOW close the initial or other still-needed subflows via mptcp_close_ssk, and desynchronized PM state can reject further joins or tear down the MPTCP session. 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This corrupts the path\nmanager's id-based subflow bookkeeping for the connection.\n\nRestore subflow_req->local_id from the cookie entry, as done for the other\nfields."}], "id": "CVE-2026-89554", "lastModified": "2026-10-19T09:17:50.783", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 8.2, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "LOW", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 3.9, "impactScore": 4.2, "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "type": "Secondary"}], "ssvcV203": [{"source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "ssvcData": {"id": "CVE-2026-89554", "options": [{"exploitation": "none"}, {"automatable": "yes"}, {"technicalImpact": "partial"}], "role": "CISA Coordinator", "timestamp": "2026-10-16T19:23:57.686804Z", "version": "2.0.3"}}]}, "published": "2026-09-11T20:19:39.020", "references": [{"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4534e0eead692bb069ad1e6a5a245fc2e2078300"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/51887ccd88791ddaa8755a7c614fda031ecf7982"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/63cacb05e51a1c6e1349d2e593d00fd6ef43def4"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64f2c5dd49b956a542c8c02b8dad5d262a462bba"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/954b5ea836eb118d188975ced803448537ab8479"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9df36a4846375a9b75bf42d77bfed216b0f366f9"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b878dfdd12d7a5b8722a78d35e313506140ca3d9"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf19d166337c6488b39cb03eeeffb30a941d6326"}], "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "vulnStatus": "Received"}

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