What is CVE-2026-31752?

CVE-2026-31752 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 4.15 onward and patched in 5.10.253, 5.15.203, 6.1.168 and others. CVE-2026-31752 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-31752?

CVE-2026-31752 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-2026-31752?

Yes, CVE-2026-31752 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.253, 5.15.203, 6.1.168 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.15 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2026-31752 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-31752 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2026-31752

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bridge: br_nd_send: validate ND option lengths br_nd_send() walks ND options according to option-provided lengths. A malformed option can make the parser advance beyond the computed option span or use a too-short source LLADDR option payload. Validate option lengths against the remaining NS option area before advancing, and only read source LLADDR when the option is large enough for an Ethernet address.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2026-05-01

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 4.15 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.10.253, 5.15.203, 6.1.168, 6.6.134, 6.12.81, 6.18.22, 6.19.12, 7.0 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 4.15

Fixed in

✓ 5.10.253 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.203 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.168 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.134 6.6.x ✓ 6.12.81 6.12.x ✓ 6.18.22 6.18.x ✓ 6.19.12 6.19.x ✓ 7.0

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2026-31752 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/259466f76f5a2148aff11134e68f4b4c6d52725b
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/82a42eceec7c6bdb0e0da94c0542a173b7ea57f2
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/837392a38445729c22e03d3abcf33f07763efd85
Patch

8 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2026-31752

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2026-05-01

Modified 2026-05-07

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-31752?

CVE-2026-31752 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 4.15 onward and has been patched in 5.10.253, 5.15.203, 6.1.168 and others. CVE-2026-31752 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-31752?

CVE-2026-31752 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-2026-31752?

Yes — CVE-2026-31752 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.253, 5.15.203, 6.1.168 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.15 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2026-31752 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2026-31752 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.