CVE-2026-80847 — tcp: clamp route advmss to TCP_MIN_MSS
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.
Who exploits it and how urgent it is
A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.
How the score was calculated
- EPSS 0.2% (30-day exploitation probability)+1
The score orders the patch queue; it does not replace your asset context (internet exposure, criticality, compensating controls).
Triage
Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.
Remediation
Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.
No fix documented by the sources we poll. That does not mean none exists: check the vendor advisory.
First 24 hours
Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.
- Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (Linux Linux).
- No fix documented in the sources: reduce exposure and monitor the vendor advisory.
- Search available logs for exploit probes, errors and authentication anomalies.
Affected scope
Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 and < eaf4af9bd6975c2eff8d48820937c83032d968dc≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 and < cfb44c6028e6f979720315e0772bbd0d4d33ed61≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 and < 6b8c20bf61924dfc38fefb145c9f7406d73fae53≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 and < 31cf2349361902769dc323e4dbf4b449795ec288≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 and < 870a9e42ecc6fe1b8c25d87af043cb0d9c178fe1version 2.6.12≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 and < 788fbbf7d61f9742298417c207c91b6db159fbbc | Vulnerable | CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
EPSS over time FIRST
Oct 15, 2026 → Oct 26, 2026 · 11 reading(s) · max 0.18%
Detection
Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.
- Not enough vector or weakness data: use the affected application’s logs as a starting point.
Timeline
What happened to this CVE, newest first.
- 2026
- Affected products added · linux/linux
- Record published
- Affected products added · linux/linux
- Source status changed · → Received
- Record created in this database
- CVE published
Source activity
Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.
- 2× References added · Oct 19, 2026 – Oct 21, 2026
- 1× Official description updated · Oct 15, 2026 – Oct 15, 2026
References
8 on the record
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b8c20bf61924dfc38fefb145c9f7406d73fae53
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/cfb44c6028e6f979720315e0772bbd0d4d33ed61
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/870a9e42ecc6fe1b8c25d87af043cb0d9c178fe1
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/31cf2349361902769dc323e4dbf4b449795ec288
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-80847
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/eaf4af9bd6975c2eff8d48820937c83032d968dc
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-m3f3-9j4q-c4f2
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/788fbbf7d61f9742298417c207c91b6db159fbbc
Elsewhere on this site
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Not in any source we poll
Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.
- No CVSS score published by NVD, the CNA, CISA or GitHub so far.
- No fixed version, patch or mitigation documented.
- No CISA SSVC assessment.
- No CWE classification.
- No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
- No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
- No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.
Answered from this record
Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.
What should defenders know first?
CVE-2026-80847 is "tcp: clamp route advmss to TCP_MIN_MSS", rated Unknown. It affects Linux (Linux); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. EPSS 0.18% estimates the probability of exploitation in 30 days; neither replaces your asset context. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.
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