High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Aug 26, 2026· Updated Aug 27, 2026
CVE-2026-80588
CVE-2026-80588
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
mptcp: reclaim forward-allocated memory on RX path errors
After commit 9db5b3cec4ec ("mptcp: borrow forward memory from subflow"), errors in the receive path prior to queueing skbs into the receive queue do not trigger forward-allocated memory reclaiming.
Prevent forward memory from growing unboundedly in pathological drop scenarios by explicitly reclaiming memory when skbs are dropped.
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1- Linux Kernel: 25 Vulnerabilities Disclosed Together on August 26, 2026Vypr Intelligence · Aug 26, 2026