CVE-2026-99031

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: bridge: avoid recursive multicast port cleanup br_multicast_sg_del_exclude_ports() removes automatically added STAR_EXCL port groups by calling br_multicast_del_pg(). For S,G entries, that deletion calls back into br_multicast_sg_del_exclude_ports(), so a large number of STAR_EXCL ports consumes one kernel stack frame per port and can hit the stack guard page. Keep the complete port-group deletion path for cleanup, but suppress the S,G exclude-port cleanup while that helper is already walking the same entry. Normal deletion callers retain the existing behavior.

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EPSS — Exploit Prediction

0.0018

Probability of exploitation

0.07%

Percentile rank

EPSS estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. A higher score means more likely to be exploited.

References

Other References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2fb87c6025f90191516bee3ce14b42eb3e1cfed7 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5158353121bae4f552cb677ce8c5c3ef52f93a0d https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/695a5a4c69c922d9296b2d7ad5f1ce8c6858fc64 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7931fb9181421953f3133b408b0f2e2b8dd68b61 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d109141ba14652146089ef78b32d5e4d5285ebad

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-99031? +

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: bridge: avoid recursive multicast port cleanup br_multicast_sg_del_exclude_ports() removes automatically added STAR_EXCL port groups by calling br_multicast_del_pg(). For S,G entries, that deletion calls back into br_multicast_sg_del_exclude_ports(), so a large number of STAR_EXCL ports consumes one kernel stack frame per port and can hit the stack guard page. Keep the complete port-group deletion path for cleanup, but suppress the S,G exclude-port cleanup while that helper is already walking the same entry. Normal deletion callers retain the existing behavior.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2026-99031? +

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