CVE-2026-31591

medium Red Hat
CVSS v3 Base Score
7.0
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
0.0%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 96% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Published: April 24, 2026 (20 days ago)
Last Modified: April 24, 2026
Vendor: Red Hat
Source: REDHAT

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) component. This vulnerability allows a local user in userspace to manipulate or run a virtual CPU (vCPU) while its state is being synchronized during the Secure Nested Paging (SNP) launch process. This improper synchronization can lead to corruption of the vCPU state or, in the worst case, cause the host kernel to crash, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS).

CWE

CWE-820

Affected Products

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

References

🔗 bugzilla.redhat.com 🔗 www.cve.org 🔗 nvd.nist.gov 🔗 lore.kernel.org