In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
mptcp: plug races between subflow fail and subflow creation
We have races similar to the one addressed by the previous patch between
subflow failing and additional subflow creation. They are just harder to
trigger.
The solution is similar. Use a separate flag to track the condition
'socket state prevent any additional subflow creation' protected by the
fallback lock.
The socket fallback makes such flag true, and also receiving or sending
an MP_FAIL option.
The field 'allow_infinite_fallback' is now always touched under the
relevant lock, we can drop the ONCE annotation on write.
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Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mptcp: plug races between subflow fail and subflow creation We have races similar to the one addressed by the previous patch between subflow failing and additional subflow creation. They are just harder to trigger. The solution is similar. Use a separate flag to track the condition 'socket state prevent any additional subflow creation' protected by the fallback lock. The socket fallback makes such flag true, and also receiving or sending an MP_FAIL option. The field 'allow_infinite_fallback' is now always touched under the relevant lock, we can drop the ONCE annotation on write. | |
Title | mptcp: plug races between subflow fail and subflow creation | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published: 2025-08-16T11:34:20.455Z
Updated: 2025-08-16T11:34:20.455Z
Reserved: 2025-04-16T04:51:24.024Z
Link: CVE-2025-38552

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Status : Received
Published: 2025-08-16T12:15:31.400
Modified: 2025-08-16T12:15:31.400
Link: CVE-2025-38552

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