CVE-2026-31662
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Publication date: 2026-04-24

Last updated on: 2026-04-27

Assigner: kernel.org

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.
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Published
2026-04-24
Last Modified
2026-04-27
Generated
2026-06-16
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
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Affected Vendors & Products
Showing 15 associated CPEs
Vendor Product Version / Range
linux linux_kernel 4.15
linux linux_kernel 7.0
linux linux_kernel 7.0
linux linux_kernel 7.0
linux linux_kernel 7.0
linux linux_kernel 7.0
linux linux_kernel 7.0
linux linux_kernel 7.0
linux linux_kernel From 5.11 (inc) to 5.15.203 (exc)
linux linux_kernel From 4.15.1 (inc) to 5.10.253 (exc)
linux linux_kernel From 5.16 (inc) to 6.1.169 (exc)
linux linux_kernel From 6.13 (inc) to 6.18.23 (exc)
linux linux_kernel From 6.19 (inc) to 6.19.13 (exc)
linux linux_kernel From 6.2 (inc) to 6.6.135 (exc)
linux linux_kernel From 6.7 (inc) to 6.12.82 (exc)
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CWE-191 The product subtracts one value from another, such that the result is less than the minimum allowable integer value, which produces a value that is not equal to the correct result.
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