Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-31662

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - tipc: fix bcackers underflow on duplicate GRPACKMSG The GRPACKMSG handler in tipcgroupprotorcv currently decrements bcackers on every inbound group ACK, even wh...

DEBIAN-CVE-2026-31662

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tipc: fix bcackers underflow on duplicate GRPACKMSG The GRPACKMSG handler in tipcgroupprotorcv currently decrements bcackers on every inbound group ACK, even when the same member has already acknowledged the current broadcast...

CVE-2026-31662

CVE-2026-31662 concerns the Linux kernel’s TIPc grouping protocol. The bug in tipc_group_proto_rcv() decrements bc_ackers for every inbound GRP_ACK_MSG, even if the sender already acknowledged the current broadcast round. Since bc_ackers is a 16-bit unsigned, a duplicate ACK after the last legiti...

PT-2026-35014

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel affected versions not specified Description The GRP ACK MSG handler in the tipc group proto rcv function decrements the bc ackers variable on every inbound group ACK, including duplicate ACKs from members who have already...