Race condition in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-31535

 

Race condition in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-31535

Published: April 25, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU127858
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-31535
CWE-ID: CWE-362
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in smbdirect_socket recv credit management when processing incoming smb direct receive completions. A remote attacker can trigger credit mismanagement to cause a denial of service.


Affected software

Linux kernel

How to mitigate CVE-2026-31535

Install security update from vendor's repository.

Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3

External References

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