Vulnerability · Published Jun 25, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2026-53183mptcp: allow subflow rcv wnd to shrink

High 7.5

In plain English

A high-severity uncontrolled resource consumption in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 42% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 57.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official 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.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linux6.1.176-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-53183
Debian:13linux6.12.94-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-53183
Debian:14linux7.0.13-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux6.8.0-146.146UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:25.10linuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux7.0.0-31.31UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws6.8.0-1066.69UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:25.10linux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-aws7.0.0-1012.12UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.86.8.0-1066.69~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-7.07.0.0-1012.12~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure6.8.0-1070.78UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:25.10linux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azure7.0.0-1014.14UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.86.8.0-1070.78~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-7.07.0.0-1014.14~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde6.8.0-1068.75UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:25.10linux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde7.0.0-1013.13UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.86.8.0-1068.75~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-7.07.0.0-1013.13~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp6.8.0-1070.78UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:25.10linux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gcp7.0.0-1011.11UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.86.8.0-1070.78~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-7.07.0.0-1011.11~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gke6.8.0-1065.73UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gke7.0.0-1006.7UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeop6.8.0-1051.55UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-7.07.0.0-31.31~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibm6.8.0-1066.67UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-ibm7.0.0-1013.13UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.86.8.0-1066.67~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency6.8.0-146.146.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.86.8.0-146.146.1~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia6.8.0-1064.67UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidia7.0.0-1018.18UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.86.8.0-1064.67~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-7.07.0.0-1018.18~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-bos7.0.0-2018.18UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatency6.8.0-1064.67.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra6.8.0-1035.38UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oem-7.07.0.0-1013.13UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle6.8.0-1063.66UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:25.10linux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oracle7.0.0-1011.11UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-7.07.0.0-1011.11~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:25.10linux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-raspi7.0.0-1019.19UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:25.10linux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-realtime7.0.0-31.31.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:25.10linux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-riscv7.0.0-31.31.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.86.8.0-146.146~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-7.07.0.0-31.31.1~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-vmware6.8.0-1008.8UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53183

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux f3589be0c420a3137e5902d15705ced6a36f3f43 – before bf364b0f10b27679140699821f88af7f01e2a6e3f3589be0c420a3137e5902d15705ced6a36f3f43 – before b1fd13074f22105deec45aa02283e322733e0c2df3589be0c420a3137e5902d15705ced6a36f3f43 – before aa3861f40ac32706d9e97bfac76984613e278788f3589be0c420a3137e5902d15705ced6a36f3f43 – before 653245266913f03fcf21cbca68eed5c197a33e52f3589be0c420a3137e5902d15705ced6a36f3f43 – before c297a4e65c50a2b807d9309b22615080faffa8f3f3589be0c420a3137e5902d15705ced6a36f3f43 – before da23be77e1292cd611e736c3aa17da633d7ddce7
Linux Linux 5.19

Weakness: CWE-400 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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