7.8

CVE-2026-31447: linux Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 7.8v3.1HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31447DEBIAN-CVE-2026-31447
Published 22-04-2026Last modified 19-10-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-31447 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 8.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.20%
0%100%
Low · +0.05 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 43 · Related 40

Timeline

  1. 22-04-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 19-10-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: reject mount if bigalloc with s_first_data_block != 0 bigalloc with s_first_data_block != 0 is not supported, reject mounting it.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.20%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

9%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.05 pp

From 0.14% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.20%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ubuntu157 products
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-186.196 | < 6.8.0-136.136
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-1112.119 | < 6.8.0-1061.64
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ 281b59959707dfae03ce038cdf231bf4904e170c, < 5ad6d994255e27a3254079dfb50ca861fc31f2d0 | ≥ 281b59959707dfae03ce038cdf231bf4904e170c, < 3a926957cc95899ef88529710836edadc03c71a1 | ≥ 281b59959707dfae03ce038cdf231bf4904e170c, < 7b58c110b4e1f028eb38eec9ed3555e9be81c8b0 | ≥ 281b59959707dfae03ce038cdf231bf4904e170c, < b77de3fceafbb39f30e4ff5dc986f863d5456417 | ≥ 281b59959707dfae03ce038cdf231bf4904e170c, < d787d3ae96648dc14a3b7ca8fde817177e82c1c7 | ≥ 281b59959707dfae03ce038cdf231bf4904e170c, < ad1f6d608f33f59d21a3d025615d6786a6443998 | ≥ 281b59959707dfae03ce038cdf231bf4904e170c, < 7d5b04290156c3fc316eecc86a4f9d201ab7d44a | ≥ 281b59959707dfae03ce038cdf231bf4904e170c, < 3822743dc20386d9897e999dbb990befa3a5b3f8 | 3.2
  • linux_kernel≥ 3.2, < 5.10.253 | ≥ 5.11, < 5.15.203 | ≥ 5.16, < 6.1.168 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.6.131 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.12.80 | ≥ 6.13, < 6.18.21 | ≥ 6.19, < 6.19.11 | 7.0:rc1 | 7.0:rc2 | 7.0:rc3 | 7.0:rc4 | 7.0:rc5
Debian1 product
  • linux< 6.1.170-1 | < 6.12.85-1 | < 6.19.11-1

3 vendors · 160 products

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