Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2026-31784

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/xe/pxp: Clear restart flag in pxp_start after jumping back If we don't clear the flag we'll keep jumping back at the beginning of the function once we reach the end. (cherry picked from commit 0850ec7bb2459602351639dccf7a68a03c9d1ee0)

Published · last modified .

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (4.5th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 4th percentile — 4.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-31784: held from 0.001 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000

Affected products

  • Linux — versions ccd3c6820a9024bcb68c249b644b5e42f0f7b9d2, 6.17, 0
  • Linux Kernel — versions 7.0

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-31784?
CVE-2026-31784 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-05-01.
How severe is CVE-2026-31784?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.