High severity · published Jun 25, 2026
CVE-2026-53183
mptcp: allow subflow rcv wnd to shrink
7.5
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mptcp: allow subflow rcv wnd to shrink In MPTCP connection, the `window` field in the TCP header refers to the MPTCP-level rcv_nxt and it's right edge should not move backward. Such constraint is enforced at DSS option generation time. At the same time, the TCP stack ensures independently that the TCP-level rcv wnd right's edge does not move backward. That in turn causes artificial inflating of the MPTCP rcv window when the incoming data is acked at the TCP level and is OoO in the MPTCP sequence space (or lands in the backlog). As a consequence, the incoming traffic can exceed the receiver rcvbuf size even when the sender is not misbehaving. Prevent such scenario forcibly allowing the TCP subflow to shrink the TCP-level rcv wnd regardless of the current netns setting.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 42% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
5.19 before 6.1.176; 6.2 before 6.6.143; 6.7 before 6.12.94; 6.13 before 6.18.36; 6.19 before 7.0.13; 7.1; +5 more · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Linux
f3589be0c420a3137e5902d15705ced6a36f3f43 before bf364b0f10b27679140699821f88af7f01e2a6e3; f3589be0c420a3137e5902d15705ced6a36f3f43 before b1fd13074f22105deec45aa02283e322733e0c2d; f3589be0c420a3137e5902d15705ced6a36f3f43 before aa3861f40ac32706d9e97bfac76984613e278788; f3589be0c420a3137e5902d15705ced6a36f3f43 before 653245266913f03fcf21cbca68eed5c197a33e52; f3589be0c420a3137e5902d15705ced6a36f3f43 before c297a4e65c50a2b807d9309b22615080faffa8f3; f3589be0c420a3137e5902d15705ced6a36f3f43 before da23be77e1292cd611e736c3aa17da633d7ddce7; +1 more · source: vendor