Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2026-31701

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: caiaq: take a reference on the USB device in create_card() The caiaq driver stores a pointer to the parent USB device in cdev->chip.dev but never takes a reference…

EPSS: 0.000 (3.4th 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 6.12.84, a3f9314752dbb6f6aa1f0f2b4c58243bda800738, 7.1-rc1
  • Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.13, 7.1

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-31701?
CVE-2026-31701 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-05-01.
How severe is CVE-2026-31701?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.