UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54176

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mptcp: stricter state check in mptcpworker As reported by Christoph, the mptcp protocol can run the worker when the relevant msk socket is in an unexpected state: connect // incoming reset + fastclose // the mptcp worker is...

CVE-2023-54176

Mode C: Concrete details present. CVE-2023-54176 affects the Linux kernel MPTCP path where mptcp_worker could run while the msk socket was in an unexpected state (connect/fastclose sequence leading to a partition crash). The fix implements a stricter state check in mptcp_worker by preventing exec...