mptcp: fix race condition in mptcp_schedule_work()
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 42 fixed, 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mptcp: fix race condition in mptcp_schedule_work() syzbot reported use-after-free in mptcp_schedule_work() [1] Issue here is that mptcp_schedule_work() schedules a work, then gets a refcount on sk->sk_refcnt if the work was scheduled. This refcount will be released by mptcp_worker(). [A] if (schedule_work(...)) { [B] sock_hold(sk); return true; } Problem is that mptcp_worker() can run immediately and complete before [B] We need instead : sock_hold(sk); if (schedule_work(...)) return true; sock_put(sk); [1] refcount_t: addition on 0; use-after-free. WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 29 at lib/refcount.c:25 refcount_warn_saturate+0xfa/0x1d0 lib/refcount.c:25 Call Trace: <TASK> __refcount_add include/linux/refcount.h:-1 [inline] __refcount_inc include/linux/refcount.h:366 [inline] refcount_inc include/linux/refcount.h:383 [inline] sock_hold include/net/sock.h:816 [inline] mptcp_schedule_work+0x164/0x1a0 net/mptcp/protocol.c:943 mptcp_tout_timer+0x21/0xa0 net/mptcp/protocol.c:2316 call_timer_fn+0x17e/0x5f0 kernel/time/timer.c:1747 expire_timers kernel/time/timer.c:1798 [inline] __run_timers kernel/time/timer.c:2372 [inline] __run_timer_base+0x648/0x970 kernel/time/timer.c:2384 run_timer_base kernel/time/timer.c:2393 [inline] run_timer_softirq+0xb7/0x180 kernel/time/timer.c:2403 handle_softirqs+0x22f/0x710 kernel/softirq.c:622 __do_softirq kernel/softirq.c:656 [inline] run_ktimerd+0xcf/0x190 kernel/softirq.c:1138 smpboot_thread_fn+0x542/0xa60 kernel/smpboot.c:160 kthread+0x711/0x8a0 kernel/kthread.c:463 ret_from_fork+0x4bc/0x870 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
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Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.247, 5.15.197, 6.1.159, 6.6.118, 6.12.60, 6.17.10, 6.18
Red Hat 13 advisories
- RHSA-2026:2560 Released 2026-02-11 · Red Hat rating Moderatekernel security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2) kernel-64k-debug-devel-5.14.0-284.156.1.el9_2, kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched-5.14.0-284.156.1.el9_2, kernel-64k-devel-5.14.0-284.156.1.el9_2 +10
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- RHSA-2026:2583 Released 2026-02-11 · Red Hat rating Moderatekernel-rt security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time E4S (v.9.2) kernel-rt-5.14.0-284.156.1.rt14.441.el9_2, kernel-rt-core-5.14.0-284.156.1.rt14.441.el9_2, kernel-rt-debug-5.14.0-284.156.1.rt14.441.el9_2 +9
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- RHSA-2026:2535 Released 2026-02-11 · Red Hat rating Moderatekernel security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.8.8) bpftool-4.18.0-477.128.1.el8_8, kernel-4.18.0-477.128.1.el8_8, kernel-abi-stablelists-4.18.0-477.128.1.el8_8 +14
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- RHSA-2026:1727 Released 2026-02-02 · Red Hat rating Importantkernel security update
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Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:1444 |
| Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:1194 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:1690 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:1143 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.0) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:1494 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:2560 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 10.0) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:1727 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:1444 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:1194 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:1690 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:1662 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:1143 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS AUS (v.8.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:2490 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.8.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:2490 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.8.8) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:2535 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.9.0) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:1494 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.9.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:2560 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v. 10.0) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:1727 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.9.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:1444 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.9.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:1194 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS TUS (v.8.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:2490 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS TUS (v.8.8) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:2535 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:1662 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:1690 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:1143 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v. 10.0) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:1727 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux NFV (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:1661 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux NFV E4S (v.9.0) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:1495 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux RT (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:1661 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 10) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:1690 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:1143 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time E4S (v.9.0) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:1495 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time E4S (v.9.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:2583 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time EUS (v. 10.0) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:1727 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time EUS (v.9.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:1444 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time EUS (v.9.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:1194 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 10) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:1690 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:1143 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV E4S (v.9.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:2583 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV EUS (v. 10.0) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:1727 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV EUS (v.9.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:1444 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV EUS (v.9.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:1194 |
Not affected: 4 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux NFV (v. 8)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux RT (v. 8)
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-40258
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-86fp-6jqc-qg25
References
Other 7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f865e6595acf33083168db76921e66ace8bf0e5b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/99908e2d601236842d705d5fd04fb349577316f5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/db4f7968a75250ca6c4ed70d0a78beabb2dcee18
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f9ba1a99a89feef9b5867c15a0141a97e893309
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac28dfddedf6f209190950fc71bcff65ec4ab47b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3fc7723ed01d1130d4bf7063c50e0af60ecccbb4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/035bca3f017ee9dea3a5a756e77a6f7138cc6eea
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Sources
- CVE-2025-40258 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-40258 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-86fp-6jqc-qg25 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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