What is CVE-2026-31460?

CVE-2026-31460 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.19 onward and patched in 6.19.11 and 7.0. CVE-2026-31460 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-31460?

CVE-2026-31460 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-31460?

Yes, CVE-2026-31460 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.19.11 and 7.0. If you are running Linux kernel 6.19 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2026-31460 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-31460 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2026-31460

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: check if ext_caps is valid in BL setup LVDS connectors don't have extended backlight caps so check if the pointer is valid before accessing it. (cherry picked from commit 3f797396d7f4eb9bb6eded184bbc6f033628a6f6)

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2026-04-22

Last modified 2026-05-07

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 6.19 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.19.11, 7.0 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.19

Fixed in

✓ 6.19.11 6.19.x ✓ 7.0

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2026-31460 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/60b0524bfb7d691ab378cdc788209f11cd34da89
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9da4f9964abcaeb6e19797d5e3b10faad338a786
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2026-31460

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 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-2026-31460?

CVE-2026-31460 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.19 onward and has been patched in 6.19.11 and 7.0. CVE-2026-31460 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-31460?

CVE-2026-31460 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-31460?

Yes — CVE-2026-31460 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.19.11 and 7.0. If you are running Linux kernel 6.19 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2026-31460 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2026-31460 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.