What is CVE-2026-31574?

CVE-2026-31574 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-04-24.

How severe is CVE-2026-31574?

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

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2026-31574

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: clockevents: Add missing resets of the next_event_forced flag The prevention mechanism against timer interrupt starvation missed to reset the next_event_forced flag in a…

EPSS: 0.000 (3.6th 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 d6e152d905bdb1f32f9d99775e2f453350399a6a, 7.0, 0
Linux Linux_kernel — versions 7.0

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-31574?: CVE-2026-31574 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-04-24.
How severe is CVE-2026-31574?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.