CVE-2026-31662
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tipc: fix bc_ackers underflow on duplicate GRP_ACK_MSG The GRP_ACK_MSG handler in tipc_group_proto_rcv() currently decrements bc_ackers on every inbound group ACK, even when the same member has already acknowledged the current broadcast round. Because bc_ackers is a u16, a duplicate ACK received after the last legitimate ACK wraps the counter to 65535. Once wrapped, tipc_group_bc_cong() keeps reporting congestion and later group broadcasts on the affected socket stay blocked until the group is recreated. Fix this by ignoring duplicate or stale ACKs before touching bc_acked or bc_ackers. This makes repeated GRP_ACK_MSG handling idempotent and prevents the underflow path.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 6.1.170-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 6.19.13-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 6.19.13-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 6.12.85-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 6.1.170-1~deb11u1 |
| linux-kernel | affected | 5.10.253 | |
| linux-kernel | 4.15 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 7.0 | affected | |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b6f13f626665cac67ba5a012765427680518711
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36ec4fdd6250dcd5e73eb09ea92ed92e9cc28412
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3bcf7aca63f0bcd679ae28e9b99823c608e59ce3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/48a5fe38772b6f039522469ee6131a67838221a8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/575faea557f1a184a5f09661bd47ebd3ef3769f8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2ea1ef0167d7a84730638d05c20ccdc421b14b6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a7db57ccca21f5801609065473c89a38229ecb92
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e0bb732eaf77f9ac2f2638bdac9e39b81e0a9682
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-31662.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-31662
CWEs
CWE-191
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.