CVE-2026-31515
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: af_key: validate families in pfkey_send_migrate() syzbot was able to trigger a crash in skb_put() [1] Issue is that pfkey_send_migrate() does not check old/new families, and that set_ipsecrequest() @family argument was truncated, thus possibly overfilling the skb. Validate families early, do not wait set_ipsecrequest(). [1] skbuff: skb_over_panic: text:ffffffff8a752120 len:392 put:16 head:ffff88802a4ad040 data:ffff88802a4ad040 tail:0x188 end:0x180 dev:<NULL> kernel BUG at net/core/skbuff.c:214 ! Call Trace: <TASK> skb_over_panic net/core/skbuff.c:219 [inline] skb_put+0x159/0x210 net/core/skbuff.c:2655 skb_put_zero include/linux/skbuff.h:2788 [inline] set_ipsecrequest net/key/af_key.c:3532 [inline] pfkey_send_migrate+0x1270/0x2e50 net/key/af_key.c:3636 km_migrate+0x155/0x260 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:2848 xfrm_migrate+0x2140/0x2450 net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c:4705 xfrm_do_migrate+0x8ff/0xaa0 net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c:3150
EPSS 0.02% · 6.6th percentile
Risk Scores
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | *, 6.6.131, 6.18.21 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 2.6.21, 2.6.21, 2.6.21 |
Timeline
- Apr 22, 2026 CVE Published
- Apr 23, 2026 Security Advisory
- Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
- May 18, 2026 EPSS Score
- May 19, 2026 EPSS Score
- May 20, 2026 EPSS Score
- May 21, 2026 EPSS Score
- May 22, 2026 EPSS Score
- May 23, 2026 EPSS Score
- May 24, 2026 EPSS Score
- May 25, 2026 EPSS Score
- May 26, 2026 EPSS Score
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0c5aa8dd38887714f1aad04236a3620b56a5e4e url
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e06b596fc4eb01936a2e5dccad17c946d660bab8 url
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ddf8de7e758f6888988467af9ffc8adf589fb16 url
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d3225e6b9bd51ec177970a628fe4b11237ce87d5 url
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7b18692c59afb8e5c364c8e3ac01e51dd6b52028 url
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83f644ea92987c100b82d8481ae2230faeed3d34 url
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee836e820a40e2ca4da8af7310bff92d586772d4 url
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb2d16a7d599dc9d4df391b5e660df9949963786 url
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-31515 advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2026/05/msg00004.html advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2026/05/msg00005.html advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2026/msg00154.html advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2026/msg00148.html advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2026/05/msg00051.html advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2026/05/msg00052.html advisory
- https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2026/suse-su-202621930-1 advisory
- https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2026/suse-su-202621841-1 advisory
- https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2026/suse-su-20262238-1 advisory
- https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2026/suse-su-202621974-1 advisory
- https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2026/suse-su-20262217-1 advisory
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