What is CVE-2026-31502?

CVE-2026-31502 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type (Type Confusion). CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-04-22.

How severe is CVE-2026-31502?

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

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2026-31502

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: team: fix header_ops type confusion with non-Ethernet ports Similar to commit 950803f72547 ("bonding: fix type confusion in bond_setup_by_slave()") team has the same cla…

EPSS: 0.000 (3.5th 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 1d76efe1577b4323609b1bcbfafa8b731eda071a, 3.7, 0
Linux Linux_kernel — versions 3.7, 7.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-843 — Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type (Type Confusion)

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)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-31502?: CVE-2026-31502 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type (Type Confusion). CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-04-22.
How severe is CVE-2026-31502?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.