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High [CVE-2026-80586] reset DSS fields in case of unexpected size

This high-severity Red Hat Linux advisory covers CVE-2026-80586 affecting Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.

CVE-2026-80586 Published Aug 26, 2026Updated by vendor Aug 26, 2026
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Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mptcp: options: reset DSS fields in case of unexpected size A remote peer could send a malformed DSS with a wrong size, followed by another DSS or MPC + Data.

In this case, the first suboption will be ignored, but leaving some fields written, which could lead to inconsistency or access uninitialized data. Red Hat severity: Important — CVSS 7 (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Weakness: CWE-824. Affected Red Hat products: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.

Red Hat does not currently list a fixing RHSA for this CVE.

Affected products named by the advisory: Red Hat package: kernel-rt.

Affected versions

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Fixed versions

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Mitigation

The source record does not include mitigation steps. That is not a statement that no fix exists — read the vendor advisory below for the authoritative guidance.

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