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.
CVE-2026-31423
NONE
EPSS 0.03%
Updated Apr 18, 2026
Linux
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/17c1b9807b8a67d676b6dcf749ee932ebaa7f568
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/25b6821884713a31e2b49fb67b0ebd765b33e0a9
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4576100b8cd03118267513cafacde164b498b322
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab1ff5890c7354afc7be56502fcfbd61f3b7ae4f
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad8e8fec40290a8c8cf145c0deaadf76f80c5163
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b9e6431cbea8bb1fae8069ed099b4ee100499835
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c56f78614e7781aaceca9bd3cb2128bf7d45c3bd
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0aefec1b1a1ba2c1d251028dc2c4e5b4ce1fea5
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CVE Details
CVE ID
CVE-2026-31423
Published Date
Apr 13, 2026
Vendor
Linux
Severity
NONE
Exploit Prediction (EPSS)
Probability of Exploit
0.03%
Likelihood of exploitation in next 30 days
Percentile:
9.3th percentile (higher than 9.3% of all CVEs)
Standard patching cycle
Impact
Minimal impact
Source
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