Out-of-Bounds Read in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-31395)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-31395). Confidential information can be exposed externally.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
bnxt_en: fix OOB access in DBG_BUF_PRODUCER async event handler
The ASYNC_EVENT_CMPL_EVENT_ID_DBG_BUF_PRODUCER handler in
bnxt_async_event_process() uses a firmware-supplied 'type' field
directly as an index into bp->bs_trace[] without bounds validation.
The 'type' field is a 16-bit value extracted from DMA-mapped completion
ring memory that the NIC writes directly to host RAM. A malicious or
compromised NIC can supply any value from 0 to 65535, causing an
out-of-bounds access into kernel heap memory.
The bnxt_bs_trace_check_wrap() call then dereferences bs_trace->magic_byte
and writes to bs_trace->last_offset and bs_trace->wrapped, leading to
kernel memory corruption or a crash.
Fix by adding a bounds check and defining BNXT_TRACE_MAX as
DBG_LOG_BUFFER_FLUSH_REQ_TYPE_ERR_QPC_TRACE + 1 to cover all currently
defined firmware trace types (0x0 through 0xc).
Source: GitHub Security Advisories (Global) NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-31395 has been found in Linux kernel.
Confidential information can be exposed externally. CVSS score: 7.1/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Linux kernel CVE-2026-31395" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-31395 (Linux kernel) — CWE-125 / CVSS v3 7.1
Attack vector: local / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
Out-of-bounds read (CWE-125) exists in Linux kernel.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Linux kernel.
Severity: High (CVSS 7.1/10). Confidential information can be exposed externally.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Linux kernel を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- BellSoft Alpaquita BELL-CVE-2026-31395 linux-lts Fixed in: 6.18.35-r1
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2026-31395 linux Fixed in: 6.19.10-1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2026-31395 linux-hwe-edge
References
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- advisory github.com
- package git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web github.com