Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

mptcp: handle consistently DSS corruption

Bugged peer implementation can send corrupted DSS options, consistently
hitting a few warning in the data path. Use DEBUG_NET assertions, to
avoid the splat on some builds and handle consistently the error, dumping
related MIBs and performing fallback and/or reset according to the
subflow type.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2024-50185

CVSS Base Severity: MEDIUM

CVSS Base Score: 5.5

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products

Vendor: Linux

Product: Linux

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.03% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 7.81% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-06-02 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-50185
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fde99e972b8f88cebe619241d7aa43d288ef666a
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/12c1676d598e3b8dd92a033b623b792cc2ea1ec5
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35668f8ec84f6c944676e48ecc6bbc5fc8e6fe25
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b8be15d1ae7ea4eedd547c3b3141f592fbddcd30
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8bfd391bde685df7289b928ce8876a3583be4bfb
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e32d262c89e2b22cb0640223f953b548617ed8a6

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