Vulnerability in Linux
CVE-2026-31483
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: s390/syscalls: Add spectre boundary for syscall dispatch table The s390 syscall number is directly controlled by userspace, but does not have an array_index_nospec() boundary to prevent access past the syscall function pointer tables.
Published · last modified .
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 (4.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 5th percentile — 4.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Linux — versions 56e62a73702836017564eaacd5212e4d0fa1c01d, 5.12, 0
- Linux Kernel — versions 5.12, 7.0
References
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-31483?
- CVE-2026-31483 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-04-22.
- How severe is CVE-2026-31483?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.