# CVE-2026-80588: mptcp: reclaim forward-allocated memory on RX path errors

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.18.46, 7.1.10
- Published: 2026-08-26 · Updated: 2026-10-16

## Affected

- Linux: from a84164847b1e0a106ebc46821e5d2f9b775c9dc8, fixed in 473f1a5ab2abc98dd9e74b95b9c23c66c47535cc; from 9db5b3cec4ec1c0cd3239689f5c8653d691a1754, fixed in 8277f48a06d3aa1441f6d0b6998ccc0360d30ed8; from 9db5b3cec4ec1c0cd3239689f5c8653d691a1754, fixed in 41b49a8b914ec7dcb03eae93fb27f3c464078644; from 6.18.35, fixed in 6.18.46
- Linux: 6.19
- Kernel (Linux): fixed in 6.18.46; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.1.10

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mptcp: reclaim forward-allocated memory on RX path errors After commit 9db5b3cec4ec ("mptcp: borrow forward memory from subflow"), errors in the receive path prior to queueing skbs into the receive queue do not trigger forward-allocated memory reclaiming. Prevent forward memory from growing unboundedly in pathological drop scenarios by explicitly reclaiming memory when skbs are dropped.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.18.46, 7.1.10) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/473f1a5ab2abc98dd9e74b95b9c23c66c47535cc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8277f48a06d3aa1441f6d0b6998ccc0360d30ed8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/41b49a8b914ec7dcb03eae93fb27f3c464078644

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