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CVE-2026-31742: linux kernel from 6.18.20 (inclusive), before 6.18.22 (exclusive), from 6.19.10 (inclusive), before 6.19.12…
CVE-2026-31742. CVSS 3.1 base score 7.8 (HIGH, Source advisory). EPSS 0.00173 (percentile 0.06297), scored 15-Oct-2026.
Affected technology
linux kernel · from 6.18.20 (inclusive), before 6.18.22 (exclusive)
linux
linux kernel · from 6.19.10 (inclusive), before 6.19.12 (exclusive)
linux
linux kernel · 7.0 · update rc5
linux
linux kernel · 7.0 · update rc6
linux
Linux · c4efef65a46f610418a3f69149c51492d31c8591 to before 891d790fdb5c96c6e1d2841e06ee6c360f2d1288, 1cf66bd9127447c57295f5199029e8d8b47c6c67 to before 428fdf55301e6c8fa5a36b426240797b1cf86570, 5eb608319bb56464674a71b4a66ea65c6c435d64 to before 40014493cece72a0be5672cd86763e53fb3ec613
Linux
Linux · 6.18.20 to before 6.18.22, 6.19.10 to before 6.19.12
Linux
Component: Not specified by the source
File: drivers/tty/vt/vt.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-125
- 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
- 0.00173 · percentile 0.06297 · 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-2026-31742.html