What is CVE-2026-31763?

CVE-2026-31763 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 4.10 onward and patched in 5.10.253, 5.15.203, 6.1.168 and others. CVE-2026-31763 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-31763?

CVE-2026-31763 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-2026-31763?

Yes, CVE-2026-31763 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.253, 5.15.203, 6.1.168 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.10 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2026-31763 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-31763 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2026-31763

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iio: gyro: mpu3050: Fix incorrect free_irq() variable The handler for the IRQ part of this driver is mpu3050->trig but, in the teardown free_irq() is called with handler mpu3050. Use correct IRQ handler when calling free_irq().

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2026-05-01

Last modified 2026-05-08

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 4.10 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

≥ 4.10

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-2026-31763 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/11f7cd960f05b3f06747abfdc4e56dd0d8b8a157
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2821f7b62c5b3633c4923c7e4f742380897cd511
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8001b42fbd5e510dced3a25665019982c99bc708
Patch

8 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2026-31763

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2026-05-01

Modified 2026-05-08

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-31763?

CVE-2026-31763 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 4.10 onward and has been patched in 5.10.253, 5.15.203, 6.1.168 and others. CVE-2026-31763 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-31763?

CVE-2026-31763 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-2026-31763?

Yes — CVE-2026-31763 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.253, 5.15.203, 6.1.168 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.10 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2026-31763 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2026-31763 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.