What is CVE-2026-31494?

CVE-2026-31494 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-04-22.

How severe is CVE-2026-31494?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Linux

CVE-2026-31494

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: macb: use the current queue number for stats There's a potential mismatch between the memory reserved for statistics and the amount of memory written. gem_get_sset…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.000 (6.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions 512286bbd4b7d5b15d26ba8078c8bfd1fc1129bd, 4.16, 0
Linux Linux_kernel — versions 4.16, 7.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-31494?: CVE-2026-31494 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-04-22.
How severe is CVE-2026-31494?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.