Linux Kernel up to 6.19.5 mptcp net/mptcp/pm_kernel.c __mark_subflow_endp_available privilege escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.1.166/6.6.129/6.12.77/6.18.15/6.19.5. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function __mark_subflow_endp_available of the file net/mptcp/pm_kernel.c of the component mptcp. The manipulation leads to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2026-43252. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Linux Kernel up to 6.1.166/6.6.129/6.12.77/6.18.15/6.19.5. This issue affects the function __mark_subflow_endp_available of the file net/mptcp/pm_kernel.c of the component mptcp. The impact remains unknown. The summary by CVE is:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mptcp: pm: in-kernel: always set ID as avail when rm endp Syzkaller managed to find a combination of actions that was generating this warning: WARNING: net/mptcp/pm_kernel.c:1074 at __mark_subflow_endp_available net/mptcp/pm_kernel.c:1074 [inline], CPU#1: syz.7.48/2535 WARNING: net/mptcp/pm_kernel.c:1074 at mptcp_pm_nl_fullmesh net/mptcp/pm_kernel.c:1446 [inline], CPU#1: syz.7.48/2535 WARNING: net/mptcp/pm_kernel.c:1074 at mptcp_pm_nl_set_flags_all net/mptcp/pm_kernel.c:1474 [inline], CPU#1: syz.7.48/2535 WARNING: net/mptcp/pm_kernel.c:1074 at mptcp_pm_nl_set_flags+0x5de/0x640 net/mptcp/pm_kernel.c:1538, CPU#1: syz.7.48/2535 Modules linked in: CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 2535 Comm: syz.7.48 Not tainted 6.18.0-03987-gea5f5e676cf5 #17 PREEMPT(voluntary) Hardware name: QEMU Ubuntu 25.10 PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.17.0-debian-1.17.0-1 04/01/2014 RIP: 0010:__mark_subflow_endp_available net/mptcp/pm_kernel.c:1074 [inline] RIP: 0010:mptcp_pm_nl_fullmesh net/mptcp/pm_kernel.c:1446 [inline] RIP: 0010:mptcp_pm_nl_set_flags_all net/mptcp/pm_kernel.c:1474 [inline] RIP: 0010:mptcp_pm_nl_set_flags+0x5de/0x640 net/mptcp/pm_kernel.c:1538 Code: 89 c7 e8 c5 8c 73 fe e9 f7 fd ff ff 49 83 ef 80 e8 b7 8c 73 fe 4c 89 ff be 03 00 00 00 e8 4a 29 e3 fe eb ac e8 a3 8c 73 fe 90 0b 90 e9 3d ff ff ff e8 95 8c 73 fe b8 a1 ff ff ff eb 1a e8 89 RSP: 0018:ffffc9001535b820 EFLAGS: 00010287 netdevsim0: tun_chr_ioctl cmd 1074025677 RAX: ffffffff82da294d RBX: 0000000000000001 RCX: 0000000000080000 RDX: ffffc900096d0000 RSI: 00000000000006d6 RDI: 00000000000006d7 netdevsim0: linktype set to 823 RBP: ffff88802cdb2240 R08: 00000000000104ae R09: ffffffffffffffff R10: ffffffff82da27d4 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: 0000000000000000 R13: ffff88801246d8c0 R14: ffffc9001535b8b8 R15: ffff88802cdb1800 FS: 00007fc6ac5a76c0(0000) GS:ffff8880f90c8000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 netlink: 'syz.3.50': attribute type 5 has an invalid length. CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 netlink: 1232 bytes leftover after parsing attributes in process `syz.3.50'. CR2: 0000200000010000 CR3: 0000000025b1a000 CR4: 0000000000350ef0 Call Trace: mptcp_pm_set_flags net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c:277 [inline] mptcp_pm_nl_set_flags_doit+0x1d7/0x210 net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c:282 genl_family_rcv_msg_doit+0x117/0x180 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1115 genl_family_rcv_msg net/netlink/genetlink.c:1195 [inline] genl_rcv_msg+0x3a8/0x3f0 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1210 netlink_rcv_skb+0x16d/0x240 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2550 genl_rcv+0x28/0x40 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1219 netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1318 [inline] netlink_unicast+0x3e9/0x4c0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1344 netlink_sendmsg+0x4ab/0x5b0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1894 sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:718 [inline] __sock_sendmsg+0xc9/0xf0 net/socket.c:733 ____sys_sendmsg+0x272/0x3b0 net/socket.c:2608 ___sys_sendmsg+0x2de/0x320 net/socket.c:2662 __sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2694 [inline] __do_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2699 [inline] __se_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2697 [inline] __x64_sys_sendmsg+0x110/0x1a0 net/socket.c:2697 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0xed/0x360 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f RIP: 0033:0x7fc6adb66f6d Code: ff c3 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 90 f3 0f 1e fa 48 89 f8 48 89 f7 48 89 d6 48 89 ca 4d 89 c2 4d 89 c8 4c 8b 4c 24 08 0f 05 3d 01 f0 ff ff 73 01 c3 48 c7 c1 e8 ff ff ff f7 d8 64 89 01 48 RSP: 002b:00007fc6ac5a6ff8 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 000000000000002e RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007fc6addf5fa0 RCX: 00007fc6adb66f6d RDX: 0000000000048084 RSI: 00002000000002c0 RDI: 000000000000000e RBP: 0000000000000000 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000 R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 000000000000 ---truncated---

The advisory is shared at git.kernel.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-43252 since 05/01/2026. The exploitation is known to be difficult. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/27/2026).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 323086 (SUSE SLED15: cluster-md-kmp-default / dlm-kmp-default / gfs2-kmp-default / etc (SUSE-SU-2026:2482-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 6.1.167, 6.6.130, 6.12.78, 6.18.16 or 6.19.6 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch d90d73ad183566c81320d453a223f610a280f210/1b3ff4d88b508b73e2bbddb59356311efb7ba192/7c1d221e475e3d8eb8ed4702392d43f8c5134d1f/7e4d88e36e5d0b8ffda637999cbca64c81701a81/4d480efd98e290c445f4ba476e4dcda5624b1aab/d191101dee25567c2af3b28565f45346c33d65f5 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (323086). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 6.1.166
• 6.6.129
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• 6.19.0
• 6.19.1
• 6.19.2
• 6.19.3
• 6.19.4
• 6.19.5

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privilege escalation
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Nessus ID: 323086
Nessus Name: SUSE SLED15: cluster-md-kmp-default / dlm-kmp-default / gfs2-kmp-default / etc (SUSE-SU-2026:2482-1)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Kernel 6.1.167/6.6.130/6.12.78/6.18.16/6.19.6
Patch: d90d73ad183566c81320d453a223f610a280f210/1b3ff4d88b508b73e2bbddb59356311efb7ba192/7c1d221e475e3d8eb8ed4702392d43f8c5134d1f/7e4d88e36e5d0b8ffda637999cbca64c81701a81/4d480efd98e290c445f4ba476e4dcda5624b1aab/d191101dee25567c2af3b28565f45346c33d65f5

Timelineinfo

05/01/2026 CVE reserved
05/06/2026 +5 days Advisory disclosed
05/06/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
06/27/2026 +52 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: git.kernel.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-43252 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-43252
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-361361

Entryinfo

Created: 05/06/2026 16:22
Updated: 06/27/2026 15:46
Changes: 05/06/2026 16:22 (59), 06/27/2026 15:46 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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