CVE-2026-31431 — Linux Kernel Incorrect Resource Transfer Between Spheres Vulnerability

CVE-2026-31431 (Linux Kernel) is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog since 2026-05-01. Linux Kernel contains an incorrect resource transfer between spheres vulnerability that could allow for… See the required fix, due date and advisories.

Exploitation status

CVE-2026-31431 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, added 2026-05-01. Linux Kernel contains an incorrect resource transfer between spheres vulnerability that could allow for privilege escalation.

Advisory facts

Vendor or project
Linux
Affected product
Kernel
Added to CISA KEV
2026-05-01
US federal remediation due date
2026-05-15
Ransomware association
Unknown
EPSS score
96.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-669

Remediation: the required action

"Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Wording published by CISA for this catalog entry. It is the baseline action, not a decision about your environment: whether this exposure matters for you depends on where the affected component runs, what it is exposed to and who owns it.

From advisory to a decision you can defend

A catalog entry tells you a vulnerability is being exploited somewhere. It does not tell you whether it matters in your estate, who owns the fix, or what evidence an auditor will ask for later. That is the work VulnTrek does: it takes findings from the tools you already run, decides which exposure actually matters, routes it to an owner, keeps remediation human-approved and retains the lineage as evidence.

Sourced from public upstream advisories (CISA KEV, ENISA EUVD, vendor PSIRTs) mirrored daily. Informational only — not a remediation decision, not legal advice, and the absence of a record is not evidence of safety.