CVE-2026-46137: Linux Kernel

Critical severity, CVSS 9.8. EPSS: 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mptcp: pm: ADD_ADDR rtx: fix potential data-race This mptcp_pm_add_timer() helper is executed as a timer callback in softirq context. To avoid any data races, the socket lock needs to be held with bh_lock_sock(). If the socket is in use, retry again soon after, similar to what is done with the keepalive timer.

Affected products

  • Linux Linux Kernel: from 5.10, before 5.10.259 (fixed in 5.10.259); from 5.11, before 5.15.210 (fixed in 5.15.210); from 5.16, before 6.1.176 (fixed in 6.1.176); from 6.2, before 6.6.141 (fixed in 6.6.141); from 6.7, before 6.12.91 (fixed in 6.12.91); from 6.13, before 6.18.30 (fixed in 6.18.30); …

Published 2026-05-28. Last modified 2026-06-24.