Deadlock in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-97524
Published: September 28, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU152682
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-97524
CWE-ID: CWE-833
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to improper state management in the MPTCP receive path when processing a subflow reset under exceptional error conditions. A remote attacker can trigger the exceptional error condition during MPTCP receive processing to cause a denial of service.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2026-97524
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3