SB20260425168 - Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions in Linux kernel kernel apic
Published: April 25, 2026
Security Bulletin ID
SB20260425168
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-31542)
CWE-ID: CWE-703 - Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to improper handling of deconfigured sockets in UV hub info structure allocation when allocating UV hub info structures for a socket mapped to SOCK_EMPTY. A local user can trigger allocation in this state to cause a denial of service.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f6aa5bbf1d0f81a8a2aafc16136e7dd9a609ff3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79f0faf81d3bbbe5f07bf6892450d3740a1b290d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9956d4892e78812246336c7ea51f5aa62018049e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c1cf2218d2fa40a49921a7460981e5faab26f04e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c51957601d32c0d195bce0b9345dfe93ef5728cc