FKIE_CVE-2026-80847

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-09-04 16:18 - Updated: 2026-09-21 14:17
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Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tcp: clamp route advmss to TCP_MIN_MSS tcp_select_initial_window() assumes that callers never pass an MSS smaller than 1, but route-derived advmss values can violate that assumption. A too-small explicit RTAX_ADVMSS is one way to get there, but it is not the only one. The same divide-by-zero can also be reached through the "default advmss" path when RTAX_ADVMSS is left at 0 and the effective advmss is later driven down by route MTU and min_adv_mss. Introduce a tcp_dst_advmss() helper that clamps route advmss to TCP_MIN_MSS before TCP consumes it, and use it in the TCP paths that derive advmss from dst metrics. This keeps the effective MSS from dropping to zero before tcp_select_initial_window() rounds the receive window.
References
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/31cf2349361902769dc323e4dbf4b449795ec288
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b8c20bf61924dfc38fefb145c9f7406d73fae53
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/870a9e42ecc6fe1b8c25d87af043cb0d9c178fe1
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cfb44c6028e6f979720315e0772bbd0d4d33ed61
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eaf4af9bd6975c2eff8d48820937c83032d968dc
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  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ntcp: clamp route advmss to TCP_MIN_MSS\n\ntcp_select_initial_window() assumes that callers never pass an MSS\nsmaller than 1, but route-derived advmss values can violate that\nassumption.\n\nA too-small explicit RTAX_ADVMSS is one way to get there, but it is not\nthe only one. The same divide-by-zero can also be reached through the\n\"default advmss\" path when RTAX_ADVMSS is left at 0 and the effective\nadvmss is later driven down by route MTU and min_adv_mss.\n\nIntroduce a tcp_dst_advmss() helper that clamps route advmss to\nTCP_MIN_MSS before TCP consumes it, and use it in the TCP paths that\nderive advmss from dst metrics. This keeps the effective MSS from\ndropping to zero before tcp_select_initial_window() rounds the receive\nwindow."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2026-80847",
  "lastModified": "2026-09-21T14:17:20.933",
  "metrics": {},
  "published": "2026-09-04T16:18:13.430",
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  "vulnStatus": "Received"
}



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