{"id":"CVE-2026-31662","revision":"69563ee170c4466dbd4ed288b39cfe13","records":[{"revision":"69563ee170c4466dbd4ed288b39cfe13","observedAt":"2026-10-23T15:48:27.903+00:00","statement":{"source":"cve-program","id":"CVE-2026-31662","aliases":[],"title":"tipc: fix bc_ackers underflow on duplicate GRP_ACK_MSG","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ntipc: fix bc_ackers underflow on duplicate GRP_ACK_MSG\n\nThe GRP_ACK_MSG handler in tipc_group_proto_rcv() currently decrements\nbc_ackers on every inbound group ACK, even when the same member has\nalready acknowledged the current broadcast round.\n\nBecause bc_ackers is a u16, a duplicate ACK received after the last\nlegitimate ACK wraps the counter to 65535. Once wrapped,\ntipc_group_bc_cong() keeps reporting congestion and later group\nbroadcasts on the affected socket stay blocked until the group is\nrecreated.\n\nFix this by ignoring duplicate or stale ACKs before touching bc_acked or\nbc_ackers. This makes repeated GRP_ACK_MSG handling idempotent and\nprevents the underflow path.","state":0,"publishedAt":"2026-04-24T14:45:12.593+00:00","modifiedAt":"2026-10-19T18:56:02.28+00:00","affected":[{"ecosystem":"Vendor product","name":"Linux","ranges":[],"versions":[],"rawVersionEvidence":"{\n                    \"product\": \"Linux\",\n                    \"vendor\": \"Linux\",\n                    \"defaultStatus\": \"unaffected\",\n                    \"repo\": \"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git\",\n                    \"programFiles\": [\n                        \"net/tipc/group.c\"\n                    ],\n                    \"versions\": [\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"2f487712b89376fce267223bbb0db93d393d4b09\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"a7db57ccca21f5801609065473c89a38229ecb92\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"git\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"2f487712b89376fce267223bbb0db93d393d4b09\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"36ec4fdd6250dcd5e73eb09ea92ed92e9cc28412\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"git\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"2f487712b89376fce267223bbb0db93d393d4b09\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"575faea557f1a184a5f09661bd47ebd3ef3769f8\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"git\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"2f487712b89376fce267223bbb0db93d393d4b09\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"3bcf7aca63f0bcd679ae28e9b99823c608e59ce3\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                       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                           \"versionType\": \"git\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"2f487712b89376fce267223bbb0db93d393d4b09\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"48a5fe38772b6f039522469ee6131a67838221a8\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"git\"\n                        }\n                    ]\n                }"},{"ecosystem":"Vendor product","name":"Linux","ranges":[],"versions":[],"rawVersionEvidence":"{\n                    \"product\": \"Linux\",\n                    \"vendor\": \"Linux\",\n                    \"defaultStatus\": \"affected\",\n                    \"repo\": \"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git\",\n                    \"programFiles\": [\n                        \"net/tipc/group.c\"\n                    ],\n                    \"versions\": [\n                        {\n                      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3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":7.5,"severity":"HIGH"}],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a7db57ccca21f5801609065473c89a38229ecb92","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36ec4fdd6250dcd5e73eb09ea92ed92e9cc28412","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/575faea557f1a184a5f09661bd47ebd3ef3769f8","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3bcf7aca63f0bcd679ae28e9b99823c608e59ce3","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2ea1ef0167d7a84730638d05c20ccdc421b14b6","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b6f13f626665cac67ba5a012765427680518711","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e0bb732eaf77f9ac2f2638bdac9e39b81e0a9682","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/48a5fe38772b6f039522469ee6131a67838221a8"],"sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-31662","license":"CVE Program Terms of Use","key":"cve-program:CVE-2026-31662","identifiers":["CVE-2026-31662"]},"retained":false,"historicalAffected":[]}],"coverage":[]}