What is CVE-2026-31442?

CVE-2026-31442 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, classified as a Out-of-bounds Read flaw (CWE-125), affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.14 onward and patched in 6.18.21, 6.19.11 and 7.0. CVE-2026-31442 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-31442?

CVE-2026-31442 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-31442?

Yes, CVE-2026-31442 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.18.21, 6.19.11 and 7.0. If you are running Linux kernel 6.14 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2026-31442 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-31442 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)?

The product reads data past the end or before the beginning of the intended buffer. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/125.html

CVE-2026-31442

High

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dmaengine: idxd: Fix possible invalid memory access after FLR In the case that the first Function Level Reset (FLR) concludes correctly, but in the second FLR the scratch area for the saved configuration cannot be allocated, it's possible for a invalid memory access to happen. Always set the deallocated scratch area to NULL after FLR completes.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2026-04-22

Last modified 2026-05-07

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

7.8

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-125

CVE-2026-31442 is a Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability

What is Out-of-bounds Read?

The product reads data past the end or before the beginning of the intended buffer. Learn more on MITRE CWE

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 6.14 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.18.21, 6.19.11, 7.0 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.14

Fixed in

✓ 6.18.21 6.18.x ✓ 6.19.11 6.19.x ✓ 7.0

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2026-31442 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/504c0e6751001ac46917c73e703f2b1b92cfc026
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/867d0c801f21370d561420fa32f2ea1a7dc3a22d
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d6077df7b75d26e4edf98983836c05d00ebabd8d
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2026-31442

Severity High

CVSS score 7.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2026-04-22

Modified 2026-05-07

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-31442?

CVE-2026-31442 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 , classified as an Out-of-bounds Read flaw (CWE-125) . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.14 onward and has been patched in 6.18.21, 6.19.11 and 7.0. CVE-2026-31442 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-31442?

CVE-2026-31442 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-31442?

Yes — CVE-2026-31442 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.18.21, 6.19.11 and 7.0. If you are running Linux kernel 6.14 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2026-31442 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2026-31442 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)?

The product reads data past the end or before the beginning of the intended buffer. View CWE-125 on MITRE CWE →