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CVE-2026-31494 high CVSS 7.8

Out-of-Bounds Write in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-31494)

Summary

Out-of-bounds write in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-31494). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.

Original description

The description as published by the source.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net: macb: use the current queue number for stats

There's a potential mismatch between the memory reserved for statistics
and the amount of memory written.

gem_get_sset_count() correctly computes the number of stats based on the
active queues, whereas gem_get_ethtool_stats() indiscriminately copies
data using the maximum number of queues, and in the case the number of
active queues is less than MACB_MAX_QUEUES, this results in a OOB write
as observed in the KASAN splat.

==================================================================
BUG: KASAN: vmalloc-out-of-bounds in gem_get_ethtool_stats+0x54/0x78
[macb]
Write of size 760 at addr ffff80008080b000 by task ethtool/1027

CPU: [...]
Tainted: [E]=UNSIGNED_MODULE
Hardware name: raspberrypi rpi/rpi, BIOS 2025.10 10/01/2025
Call trace:
show_stack+0x20/0x38 (C)
dump_stack_lvl+0x80/0xf8
print_report+0x384/0x5e0
kasan_report+0xa0/0xf0
kasan_check_range+0xe8/0x190
__asan_memcpy+0x54/0x98
gem_get_ethtool_stats+0x54/0x78 [macb
926c13f3af83b0c6fe64badb21ec87d5e93fcf65]
dev_ethtool+0x1220/0x38c0
dev_ioctl+0x4ac/0xca8
sock_do_ioctl+0x170/0x1d8
sock_ioctl+0x484/0x5d8
__arm64_sys_ioctl+0x12c/0x1b8
invoke_syscall+0xd4/0x258
el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0xb4/0x240
do_el0_svc+0x48/0x68
el0_svc+0x40/0xf8
el0t_64_sync_handler+0xa0/0xe8
el0t_64_sync+0x1b0/0x1b8

The buggy address belongs to a 1-page vmalloc region starting at
0xffff80008080b000 alloca…

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory

Auto-generated summary

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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-31494 has been found in Linux kernel.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 7.8/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Linux kernel CVE-2026-31494" on the vendor's site.

CVE-2026-31494 (Linux kernel) — CWE-787 / CVSS v3 7.8
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.

❓ What is the problem

Out-of-bounds write (CWE-787) exists in Linux kernel.

📍 Affected scope

Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Linux kernel.

🔥 Severity

Severity: High (CVSS 7.8/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.

🔧 How to fix

Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.

🛡️ Workaround

Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.

🔍 Detection

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

  1. 1
    Identify 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。

  2. 2
    Post-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

Linux Kernel
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"4.16.0"},{"fixed":"5.10.253"}]},{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"5.11.0"},{"fixed":"5.15.203"}]},{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"5.16.0"},{"fixed":"6.1.168"}]},{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"6.2.0"},{"fixed":"6.6.131"}]},{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"6.7.0"},{"fixed":"6.12.80"}]},{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"6.13.0"},{"fixed":"6.18.21"}]},{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"6.19.0"},{"fixed":"6.19.11"}]}]

Fix status by distribution

Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE

References

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