# CVE-2026-99031: net: bridge: avoid recursive multicast port cleanup

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-108826, GHSA-C83G-Q254-QMXR
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.6.160, 6.12.113, 6.18.57, 7.2.11
- Published: 2026-10-23 · Updated: 2026-10-30

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.10
- Kernel (Linux): from 5.10.0, fixed in 6.6.160; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.113; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.57; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.11

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.6.160, 6.12.113, 6.18.57, 7.2.11) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0ed8edcbcf2290dba13c1beeba27fc19ad38515b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6a7385f6605958aa69eeb185c91f45d77640d1e2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/26142868b0767e95e28b7a1237f58b292b54d1d9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/695a5a4c69c922d9296b2d7ad5f1ce8c6858fc64
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2fb87c6025f90191516bee3ce14b42eb3e1cfed7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d109141ba14652146089ef78b32d5e4d5285ebad
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7931fb9181421953f3133b408b0f2e2b8dd68b61
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5158353121bae4f552cb677ce8c5c3ef52f93a0d

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