# CVE-2025-40133: mptcp: Use \_\_sk\_dst\_get() and dst\_dev\_rcu() in mptcp\_active\_enable().

- Severity: CVSS 8.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-11-12 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 6.12

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mptcp: Use __sk_dst_get() and dst_dev_rcu() in mptcp_active_enable(). mptcp_active_enable() is called from subflow_finish_connect(), which is icsk->icsk_af_ops->sk_rx_dst_set() and it's not always under RCU. Using sk_dst_get(sk)->dev could trigger UAF. Let's use __sk_dst_get() and dst_dev_rcu().

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad16235c9d3ef7ec17c109ff39b7504f49d17072
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cc976ec9e38bb79409de3261ba1dbb6868e2a53e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/893c49a78d9f85e4b8081b908fb7c407d018106a

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