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CVE-2026-64422

Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ipv4: bound TCP reordering sysctl writes and MTU probe sizes Reject invalid `net.ipv4.tcp_reordering` values before they reach TCP socket state. The sysctl is stored as an `int` but copied into the `u32` `tp->reordering` field for new sockets, so negative writes wrap to large values. With `tcp_mtu_probing=2`, the wrapped value can overflow the `tcp_mtu_probe()` size calculation and drive the MTU probing path into an out-of-bounds read. Route `tcp_reordering` writes through `proc_dointvec_minmax()` and require it to be at least 1. Also require `tcp_max_reordering` to be at least 1 so the configured maximum cannot become negative either. When registering the table for a non-init network namespace, relocate `extra2` pointers that refer into `init_net.ipv4` so the `tcp_reordering` upper bound follows that namespace's `tcp_max_reordering`. Harden `tcp_mtu_probe()` itself by computing `size_needed` as `u64`. This keeps the send queue and window checks from being bypassed through signed integer overflow.

Metadata

CVE ID
CVE-2026-64422
State
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Linux
Reserved
2026-07-19 15:36 UTC
Published
2026-07-25 08:51 UTC
Last updated
2026-07-25 08:51 UTC
Vendor / Product
Linux / Linux
Sources
cve.org  ·  NVD

Severity & Metrics

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Affected products (2)
VendorProductPlatformVersions
Linux Linux 91cc17c0e5e5ada156a8d5787a2509d263ea6bbf < f0d88a4cd03affff6c08adf6c63964e235aede43, 91cc17c0e5e5ada156a8d5787a2509d263ea6bbf < 27ddf4486c7dbf5bdd393fa8bef6b67179796d98, 91cc17c0e5e5ada156a8d5787a2509d263ea6bbf < 782708ca1ea1f68b8cbb5ea3a7f5f18d0000efae, 91cc17c0e5e5ada156a8d5787a2509d263ea6bbf < e81f805824a8109504fce090641b17d135b48cd1 …
Linux Linux 2.6.24, 0 < 2.6.24, 5.10.261 ≤ 5.10.*, 5.15.212 ≤ 5.15.* …
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