CVE-2026-31503
Published: Apr 22, 2026
Modified: May 11, 2026
Description
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
Linux | Linux | affected 30fff9231fad757c061285e347b33c5149c2c2e4 - < d6ace0dbcbb7fd285738bb87b42b71b01858c952affected 30fff9231fad757c061285e347b33c5149c2c2e4 - < 2297e38114316b26ae02f2d205c49b5511c5ed55affected 30fff9231fad757c061285e347b33c5149c2c2e4 - < f1bed05a832ae79be5f7a105da56810eaa59a5f1affected 30fff9231fad757c061285e347b33c5149c2c2e4 - < 18d84c45def3671d5c89fbdd5d4ab8a3217fe4b4affected 30fff9231fad757c061285e347b33c5149c2c2e4 - < 0a360f7f73a06ac88f18917055fbcc79694252d7+1 more versions |
Linux | Linux | affected 2.6.33unaffected 0 - < 2.6.33unaffected 6.1.168 - <= 6.1.*unaffected 6.6.131 - <= 6.6.*unaffected 6.12.80 - <= 6.12.*+3 more versions |
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