What is CVE-2026-31784?

CVE-2026-31784 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.17 onward and patched in 6.18.22, 6.19.12 and 7.0. CVE-2026-31784 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-31784?

CVE-2026-31784 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-2026-31784?

Yes, CVE-2026-31784 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.18.22, 6.19.12 and 7.0. If you are running Linux kernel 6.17 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2026-31784 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-31784 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2026-31784

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/xe/pxp: Clear restart flag in pxp_start after jumping back If we don't clear the flag we'll keep jumping back at the beginning of the function once we reach the end. (cherry picked from commit 0850ec7bb2459602351639dccf7a68a03c9d1ee0)

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2026-05-01

Last modified 2026-05-12

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 6.17 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.18.22, 6.19.12, 7.0 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.17

Fixed in

✓ 6.18.22 6.18.x ✓ 6.19.12 6.19.x ✓ 7.0

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2026-31784 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/400ee45f80480c05c3fa673967f25faab8323753
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/76903b2057c8677c2c006e87fede15f496555dc0
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e962e68a9d26135af67c423767c0983d9ad94c3
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2026-31784

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2026-05-01

Modified 2026-05-12

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-31784?

CVE-2026-31784 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.17 onward and has been patched in 6.18.22, 6.19.12 and 7.0. CVE-2026-31784 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-31784?

CVE-2026-31784 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-2026-31784?

Yes — CVE-2026-31784 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.18.22, 6.19.12 and 7.0. If you are running Linux kernel 6.17 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2026-31784 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2026-31784 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.