What is CVE-2026-31457?

CVE-2026-31457 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-04-22.

How severe is CVE-2026-31457?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

NULL pointer dereference in Linux

CVE-2026-31457

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/damon/sysfs: check contexts->nr in repeat_call_fn damon_sysfs_repeat_call_fn() calls damon_sysfs_upd_tuned_intervals(), damon_sysfs_upd_schemes_stats(), and damon_sys…

EPSS: 0.000 (3.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Linux — versions d809a7c64ba8229286b333c0cba03b1cdfb50238, 6.17, 0
Linux Linux_kernel — versions 7.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

References

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-31457?: CVE-2026-31457 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-04-22.
How severe is CVE-2026-31457?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.