CVE-2026-31503

EUVD-2026-24880
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

udp: Fix wildcard bind conflict check when using hash2

When binding a udp_sock to a local address and port, UDP uses
two hashes (udptable->hash and udptable->hash2) for collision
detection. The current code switches to "hash2" when
hslot->count > 10.

"hash2" is keyed by local address and local port.
"hash" is keyed by local port only.

The issue can be shown in the following bind sequence (pseudo code):

bind(fd1,  "[fd00::1]:8888")
bind(fd2,  "[fd00::2]:8888")
bind(fd3,  "[fd00::3]:8888")
bind(fd4,  "[fd00::4]:8888")
bind(fd5,  "[fd00::5]:8888")
bind(fd6,  "[fd00::6]:8888")
bind(fd7,  "[fd00::7]:8888")
bind(fd8,  "[fd00::8]:8888")
bind(fd9,  "[fd00::9]:8888")
bind(fd10, "[fd00::10]:8888")

/* Correctly return -EADDRINUSE because "hash" is used
 * instead of "hash2". udp_lib_lport_inuse() detects the
 * conflict.
 */
bind(fail_fd, "[::]:8888")

/* After one more socket is bound to "[fd00::11]:8888",
 * hslot->count exceeds 10 and "hash2" is used instead.
 */
bind(fd11, "[fd00::11]:8888")
bind(fail_fd, "[::]:8888")      /* succeeds unexpectedly */

The same issue applies to the IPv4 wildcard address "0.0.0.0"
and the IPv4-mapped wildcard address "::ffff:0.0.0.0". For
example, if there are existing sockets bound to
"192.168.1.[1-11]:8888", then binding "0.0.0.0:8888" or
"[::ffff:0.0.0.0]:8888" can also miss the conflict when
hslot->count > 10.

TCP inet_csk_get_port() already has the correct check in
inet_use_bhash2_on_bind(). Rename it to
inet_use_hash2_on_bind() and move it to inet_hashtables.h
so udp.c can reuse it in this fix.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
5.5 MEDIUM
LOCAL
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 3%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
linuxlinux_kernel
2.6.33.1 ≤
𝑥
< 6.1.168
linuxlinux_kernel
6.2 ≤
𝑥
< 6.6.131
linuxlinux_kernel
6.7 ≤
𝑥
< 6.12.80
linuxlinux_kernel
6.13 ≤
𝑥
< 6.18.21
linuxlinux_kernel
6.19 ≤
𝑥
< 6.19.11
linuxlinux_kernel
2.6.33
linuxlinux_kernel
7.0:rc1
linuxlinux_kernel
7.0:rc2
linuxlinux_kernel
7.0:rc3
linuxlinux_kernel
7.0:rc4
linuxlinux_kernel
7.0:rc5
linuxlinux_kernel
7.0:rc6
linuxlinux_kernel
7.0:rc7
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
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Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
linux
bookworm
6.1.170-3
fixed
bookworm (security)
6.1.174-1
fixed
bullseye
vulnerable
bullseye (security)
vulnerable
forky
7.0.10-1
fixed
sid
7.0.10-1
fixed
trixie
6.12.86-1
fixed
trixie (security)
6.12.90-2
fixed
linux-6.1
bullseye (security)
6.1.174-1~deb11u1
fixed