In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bridge: mrp: reject zero test interval to avoid OOM panic br_mrp_start_test() and br_mrp_start_in_test() accept the user-supplied interval value from netlink without validation. When interval is 0, usecs_to_jiffies(0) yields 0, causing the delayed work (br_mrp_test_work_expired / br_mrp_in_test_work_expired) to reschedule itself with zero delay. This creates a tight loop on system_percpu_wq that allocates and transmits MRP test frames at maximum rate, exhausting all system memory and causing a kernel panic via OOM deadlock. The same zero-interval issue applies to br_mrp_start_in_test_parse() for interconnect test frames. Use NLA_POLICY_MIN(NLA_U32, 1) in the nla_policy tables for both IFLA_BRIDGE_MRP_START_TEST_INTERVAL and IFLA_BRIDGE_MRP_START_IN_TEST_INTERVAL, so zero is rejected at the netlink attribute parsing layer before the value ever reaches the workqueue scheduling code. This is consistent with how other bridge subsystems (br_fdb, br_mst) enforce range constraints on netlink attributes.

The remote Debian 13 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dsa-6355 advisory.

    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian Security Advisory DSA-6355-1                   security@debian.org     https://www.debian.org/security/                     Salvatore Bonaccorso     June 21, 2026                         https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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    Package        : linux     CVE ID         : CVE-2025-22069 CVE-2025-68251 CVE-2025-68768 CVE-2025-71289                      CVE-2026-23247 CVE-2026-23272 CVE-2026-23346 CVE-2026-23394                      CVE-2026-23469 CVE-2026-31420 CVE-2026-31486 CVE-2026-31560                      CVE-2026-31613 CVE-2026-31663 CVE-2026-31717 CVE-2026-43116                      CVE-2026-43219 CVE-2026-43245 CVE-2026-43303 CVE-2026-43331                      CVE-2026-45838 CVE-2026-45839 CVE-2026-45840 CVE-2026-45841                      CVE-2026-45842 CVE-2026-45843 CVE-2026-45844 CVE-2026-45845                      CVE-2026-45846 CVE-2026-45850 CVE-2026-45930 CVE-2026-46117                      CVE-2026-46137 CVE-2026-46158 CVE-2026-46160 CVE-2026-46170                      CVE-2026-46203 CVE-2026-46216 CVE-2026-46244 CVE-2026-46274                      CVE-2026-46275 CVE-2026-46315 CVE-2026-46316 CVE-2026-46319                      CVE-2026-46320 CVE-2026-46321 CVE-2026-46322 CVE-2026-46323                      CVE-2026-46331 CVE-2026-52908 CVE-2026-52909 CVE-2026-52910                      CVE-2026-52911

    Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that     may lead to a privilege escalation, denial of service or information     leaks.

    For the stable distribution (trixie), these problems have been fixed in     version 6.12.94-1.

    We recommend that you upgrade your linux packages.

    For the detailed security status of linux please refer to its security     tracker page at:
    https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/linux

    Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply     these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be     found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

    Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - bridge: mrp: reject zero test interval to avoid OOM panic br_mrp_start_test() and br_mrp_start_in_test()     accept the user-supplied interval value from netlink without validation. When interval is 0,     usecs_to_jiffies(0) yields 0, causing the delayed work (br_mrp_test_work_expired /     br_mrp_in_test_work_expired) to reschedule itself with zero delay. This creates a tight loop on     system_percpu_wq that allocates and transmits MRP test frames at maximum rate, exhausting all system     memory and causing a kernel panic via OOM deadlock. The same zero-interval issue applies to     br_mrp_start_in_test_parse() for interconnect test frames. Use NLA_POLICY_MIN(NLA_U32, 1) in the     nla_policy tables for both IFLA_BRIDGE_MRP_START_TEST_INTERVAL and IFLA_BRIDGE_MRP_START_IN_TEST_INTERVAL,     so zero is rejected at the netlink attribute parsing layer before the value ever reaches the workqueue     scheduling code. This is consistent with how other bridge subsystems (br_fdb, br_mst) enforce range     constraints on netlink attributes. (CVE-2026-31420)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
321868	Debian dsa-6355 : ata-modules-6.12.90+deb13-armmp-di - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	high
319659	SUSE SLES16 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2026:21845-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
318240	SUSE SLES16 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2026:21860-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
318102	openSUSE 16 Security Update : kernel (openSUSE-SU-2026:20826-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
306173	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-31420	Nessus	Misc.	medium

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