# CVE-2026-31423: net/sched: sch\_hfsc: fix divide-by-zero in rtsc\_min()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.10.253, 5.15.203, 6.1.168, 6.6.134, 6.12.81, and 2 more
- Published: 2026-04-13 · Updated: 2026-10-15

## Affected

- Linux: from 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, fixed in ad8e8fec40290a8c8cf145c0deaadf76f80c5163; from 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, fixed in ab1ff5890c7354afc7be56502fcfbd61f3b7ae4f; from 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, fixed in 25b6821884713a31e2b49fb67b0ebd765b33e0a9; from 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, fixed in c56f78614e7781aaceca9bd3cb2128bf7d45c3bd; from 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, fixed in b9e6431cbea8bb1fae8069ed099b4ee100499835; from 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, fixed in 17c1b9807b8a67d676b6dcf749ee932ebaa7f568; from 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, fixed in d0aefec1b1a1ba2c1d251028dc2c4e5b4ce1fea5; from 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, fixed in 4576100b8cd03118267513cafacde164b498b322
- Linux: 2.6.12
- Kernel (Linux): from 2.6.12, fixed in 5.10.253; from 5.11.0, fixed in 5.15.203; from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.1.168; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.134; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.81; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.22; from 6.19.0, fixed in 6.19.12

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: sch_hfsc: fix divide-by-zero in rtsc_min() m2sm() converts a u32 slope to a u64 scaled value. For large inputs (e.g. m1=4000000000), the result can reach 2^32. rtsc_min() stores the difference of two such u64 values in a u32 variable `dsm` and uses it as a divisor. When the difference is exactly 2^32 the truncation yields zero, causing a divide-by-zero oops in the concave-curve intersection path: Oops: divide error: 0000 RIP: 0010:rtsc_min (net/sched/sch_hfsc.c:601) Call Trace: init_ed (net/sched/sch_hfsc.c:629) hfsc_enqueue (net/sched/sch_hfsc.c:1569) [...] Widen `dsm` to u64 and replace do_div() with div64_u64() so the full difference is preserved.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.10.253, 5.15.203, 6.1.168, 6.6.134, 6.12.81) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad8e8fec40290a8c8cf145c0deaadf76f80c5163
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab1ff5890c7354afc7be56502fcfbd61f3b7ae4f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/25b6821884713a31e2b49fb67b0ebd765b33e0a9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c56f78614e7781aaceca9bd3cb2128bf7d45c3bd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b9e6431cbea8bb1fae8069ed099b4ee100499835
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/17c1b9807b8a67d676b6dcf749ee932ebaa7f568
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0aefec1b1a1ba2c1d251028dc2c4e5b4ce1fea5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4576100b8cd03118267513cafacde164b498b322

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