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CVE-2024-40931

MEDIUM CVSS: 5.5 Published: 2024-07-12 Modified: 2026-06-17

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mptcp: ensure snd_una is properly initialized on connect This is strictly related to commit fb7a0d334894 ("mptcp: ensure snd_nxt is properly initialized on connect"). It turns out that syzkaller can trigger the retransmit after fallback and before processing any other incoming packet - so that snd_una is still left uninitialized. Address the issue explicitly initializing snd_una together with snd_nxt and write_seq.

Affected Platforms

Linux Linux Kernel

Weakness Type

CWE-908

References