Race condition in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-46137
Published: May 29, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU133053
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-46137
CWE-ID: CWE-362
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in mptcp_pm_add_timer() when handling ADD_ADDR retransmission timer callbacks. A local user can trigger concurrent access to cause a denial of service.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-46137
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/013dcdc1961543b9a3433466bc8c79a2f4ca75b5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ad56e434199ca24a812bb353667aa1c3860f513
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5cd6e0ad79d2615264f63929f8b457ad97ae550d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6e4710d7d8782cb61af29a7e7111ddfc38b9e1a3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cc3c0399361efaaf7ae64262eb3f70829b1189c6