Vulnerability in Linux
CVE-2026-31694
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fuse: reject oversized dirents in page cache fuse_add_dirent_to_cache() computes a serialized dirent size from the server-controlled namelen field and copies the dirent…
EPSS: 0.001 (2.7th 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 6.12.84, 27992ef80770d61a57f6c3a551735b08cefdffa3, 7.1-rc1
- Linux Linux_kernel — versions 7.1
Public proof-of-concept exploits
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
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-31694?
- CVE-2026-31694 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-05-01.
- How severe is CVE-2026-31694?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2026-31694 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.