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CVE-2026-31693: linux kernel 6.8; +1 more affected products

CVE-2026-31693. CVSS 3.1 base score 7.8 (HIGH, Source advisory). EPSS 0.00175 (percentile 0.06527), scored 15-Oct-2026.

Affected technology

linux kernel · from 6.6.32 (inclusive), before 6.6.128 (exclusive)
linux

linux kernel · from 6.8.1 (inclusive), before 6.12.75 (exclusive)
linux

linux kernel · from 6.13 (inclusive), before 6.18.16 (exclusive)
linux

linux kernel · from 6.19 (inclusive), before 6.19.6 (exclusive)
linux

linux kernel · 6.8
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linux kernel · 6.8 · update rc2
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linux kernel · 6.8 · update rc3
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linux kernel · 6.8 · update rc4
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linux kernel · 6.8 · update rc5
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linux kernel · 6.8 · update rc6
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linux kernel · 6.8 · update rc7
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Linux · 433042a91f9373241307725b52de573933ffedbf to before c854ab481ece4b3e5f4c2e8b22824f015ff874a5, 4f1fffa2376922f3d1d506e49c0fd445b023a28e to before 1d731e512134495e0ef490ade0e4d91dc0d515ec, 4f1fffa2376922f3d1d506e49c0fd445b023a28e to before 7c9ce68192eef14c777cb6ce17155d2eb2431aea, 4f1fffa2376922f3d1d506e49c0fd445b023a28e to before c99e160938b627f6f28edee930e8abc157e84386, 4f1fffa2376922f3d1d506e49c0fd445b023a28e to before 14f66f44646333d2bfd7ece36585874fd72f8286, 6.6.32 to before 6.6.128
Linux

Linux · 6.8
Linux

Component: Not specified by the source
File: fs/smb/client/smb2ops.c, fs/smb/client/smb2pdu.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.

Published

CWE
CWE-908
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
0.00175 · percentile 0.06527 · 2026-10-15
KEV
no

Provenance

Stable permalink: https://cybercodered.org/item/cve-cve-2026-31693.html