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CVE-2025-71126

VendorlinuxProductlinux kernelDiscoveredJan 14, 2026UpdatedJul 30, 2026

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mptcp: avoid deadlock on fallback while reinjecting Jakub reported an MPTCP deadlock at fallback time: WARNING: possible recursive locking detected 6.18.0-rc7-virtme #1 Not tainted -------------------------------------------- mptcp_connect/20858 is trying to acquire lock: ff1100001da18b60 (&msk->fallback_lock){+.-.}-{3:3}, at: __mptcp_try_fallback+0xd8/0x280 but task is already holding lock: ff1100001da18b60 (&msk->fallback_lock){+.-.}-{3:3}, at: __mptcp_retrans+0x352/0xaa0 other info that might help us debug this: Possible unsafe locking scenario: CPU0 ---- lock(&msk->fallback_lock); lock(&msk->fallback_lock); * DEADLOCK * May be due to missing lock nesting notation 3 locks held by mptcp_connect/20858: #0:…

CVSS v3.1
7.5 HIGH
EPSS
0.27%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Not listed
no confirmed exploitation reported
News coverage
15
sources referencing this CVE
Related IOCs
0
seen in the same coverage
EPSS Trend
Aug 16, 2026 → Oct 22, 2026
▲ 0.03pp
0.23% → 0.27% over 4 tracked changes
CVSS v3.1 Detail
Attack VectorNETWORK
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredNONE
User InteractionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
ConfidentialityNONE
IntegrityNONE
AvailabilityHIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Connections
17 relationships
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
Jan 14, 2026
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Jul 30, 2026
Apr 16, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8177-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Apr 16, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8179-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Apr 17, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8177-2: Linux kernel (Real-time) vulnerabilities
Apr 17, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8183-1: Linux kernel (GCP) vulnerabilities
Apr 17, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8184-1: Linux kernel (Real-time) vulnerabilities
Apr 17, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8179-2: Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerabilities
Apr 17, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8185-1: Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilities
Apr 28, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8185-2: Linux kernel (Low Latency NVIDIA) vulnerabilities
May 7, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8179-4: Linux kernel (GCP) vulnerabilities
May 7, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8245-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
May 7, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8257-1: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities
May 7, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8258-1: Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
May 7, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8260-1: Linux kernel (Azure FIPS) vulnerabilities
May 7, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8261-1: Linux kernel (Xilinx) vulnerabilities
May 11, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8265-1: Linux kernel (NVIDIA Tegra) vulnerabilities