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CVE-2026-31516: linux kernel 3.18; +1 more affected products
CVE-2026-31516. CVSS 3.1 base score 7.8 (HIGH, Source advisory). EPSS 0.00135 (percentile 0.02644), scored 15-Oct-2026.
Affected technology
linux kernel · from 3.18.1 (inclusive), before 6.12.80 (exclusive)
linux
linux kernel · from 6.13 (inclusive), before 6.18.21 (exclusive)
linux
linux kernel · from 6.19 (inclusive), before 6.19.11 (exclusive)
linux
linux kernel · 3.18
linux
linux kernel · 7.0 · update rc1
linux
linux kernel · 7.0 · update rc2
linux
linux kernel · 7.0 · update rc3
linux
linux kernel · 7.0 · update rc4
linux
linux kernel · 7.0 · update rc5
linux
linux kernel · 7.0 · update rc6
linux
linux kernel · 7.0 · update rc7
linux
Linux · 880a6fab8f6ba5b5abe59ea68533202ddea1012c to before 56ea2257b83ee29a543f158159e3d1abc1e3e4fe, 880a6fab8f6ba5b5abe59ea68533202ddea1012c to before 8854e9367465d784046362698731c1111e3b39b8, 880a6fab8f6ba5b5abe59ea68533202ddea1012c to before 4e2e77843fef473ef47e322d52436d8308582a96, 880a6fab8f6ba5b5abe59ea68533202ddea1012c to before 29fe3a61bcdce398ee3955101c39f89c01a8a77e
Linux
Linux · 3.18
Linux
Component: Not specified by the source
File: net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
Attack conditions (Source advisory, CVSS 3.1): Local · Low privileges required · No user interaction required
What an attacker can do
Source advisory’s CVSS 3.1 assessment (base score 7.8/10) rates confidentiality, integrity and availability impact as high. The description does not specify what an attacker can achieve beyond these rated impacts.
- CWE
- CWE-362
- CCR priority
- 31.2 /100 (P4)
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 /10 · CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H · Source advisory
- EPSS
- 0.00135 · percentile 0.02644 · 2026-10-15
- KEV
- no
Provenance
- NVD CVE API 2.0 · Source record · observed 2026-10-16 16:55:38.548135+00:00 UTC
Stable permalink: https://cybercodered.org/item/cve-cve-2026-31516.html