Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2026-31443

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dmaengine: idxd: Fix crash when the event log is disabled If reporting errors to the event log is not supported by the hardware, and an error that causes Function Level Reset (FLR) is received, the driver will try to restore the event log even if it was not allocated. Also, only try to free the event log if it was properly allocated.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (4.5th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 4th percentile — 4.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-31443: held from 0.001 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000

Affected products

  • Linux — versions 6078a315aec15e0776fa90347cf4eba7478cdbd7, 6.14, 0
  • Linux Kernel — versions 7.0

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-31443?
CVE-2026-31443 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-04-22.
How severe is CVE-2026-31443?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.