CVE-2026-31689: EDAC/mc: Fix error path ordering in edac_mc_alloc()
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 22/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.11% (FIRST EPSS).
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- Fixed version: Linux Linux 51520e03e70d6c73e33ee7cbe0319767d05764fe, 75825648ce984ca4cebb28e4bd2bf8c3a7e837c5, 87ce8ae511962e105bcb3534944208c6a9471ed9; azl3 kernel 6.6.134.1-2 on Azure Linux 3.0 6.6.137.1-1.
Low priority for now. Upgrade to Linux Linux 51520e03e70d6c73e33ee7cbe0319767d05764fe, 75825648ce984ca4cebb28e4bd2bf8c3a7e837c5, 87ce8ae511962e105bcb3534944208c6a9471ed9; azl3 kernel 6.6.134.1-2 on Azure Linux 3.0 6.6.137.1-1 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: EDAC/mc: Fix error path ordering in edac_mc_alloc() When the mci->pvt_info allocation in edac_mc_alloc() fails, the error path will call put_device() which will end up calling the device's release function. However, the init ordering is wrong such that device_initialize() happens *after* the failed allocation and thus the device itself and the release function pointer are not initialized yet when they're called: MCE: In-kernel MCE decoding enabled. ------------[ cut here ]------------ kobject: '(null)': is not initialized, yet kobject_put() is being called. WARNING: lib/kobject.c:734 at kobject_put, CPU#22: systemd-udevd CPU: 22 UID: 0 PID: 538 Comm: systemd-udevd Not tainted 7.0.0-rc1+ #2 PREEMPT(full) RIP: 0010:kobject_put Call Trace: <TASK> edac_mc_alloc+0xbe/0xe0 [edac_core] amd64_edac_init+0x7a4/0xff0 [amd64_edac] ? __pfx_amd64_edac_init+0x10/0x10 [amd64_edac] do_one_initcall ... Reorder the calling sequence so that the device is initialized and thus the release function pointer is properly set before it can be used. This was found by Claude while reviewing another EDAC patch.
- Published
- Apr 27, 2026
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.1% · 1th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-476
Report tools
Action score
22
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 22 / 40 · 5.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.1%
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux kernel | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- linux linux kernel5.19 and later · before 6.1.169
- linux linux kernel6.2 and later · before 6.6.135
- linux linux kernel6.7 and later · before 6.12.82
- linux linux kernel6.13 and later · before 6.18.23
- linux linux kernel6.19 and later · before 6.19.13
- linux linux kernel7.0
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Linux). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Linux Linux
- 5.19affected
- 0bbb265f7089584aaa6d440805ca75ea4f3930d4 and later · before aae95970fad2127a1bd49d8713c7cd0677dcd2d6affected · git
- 0bbb265f7089584aaa6d440805ca75ea4f3930d4 and later · before d3de72e2a2b9ee3a57734c1c068823e41a707715affected · git
- 0bbb265f7089584aaa6d440805ca75ea4f3930d4 and later · before d20e98c2df9354cc744431ad8ccbf49405b8b40faffected · git
- 0bbb265f7089584aaa6d440805ca75ea4f3930d4 and later · before 87ce8ae511962e105bcb3534944208c6a9471ed9affected · git
- 0bbb265f7089584aaa6d440805ca75ea4f3930d4 and later · before 75825648ce984ca4cebb28e4bd2bf8c3a7e837c5affected · git
- 0bbb265f7089584aaa6d440805ca75ea4f3930d4 and later · before 51520e03e70d6c73e33ee7cbe0319767d05764feaffected · git
- before 5.19not affected · semver
- 6.1.169 and later · up to and including 6.1.*not affected · semver
- 6.6.135 and later · up to and including 6.6.*not affected · semver
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | linux | before 6.1.170-1 | 6.1.170-1 |
| Debian:13 | linux | before 6.12.85-1 | 6.12.85-1 |
| Debian:14 | linux | before 6.19.13-1 | 6.19.13-1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP7 | kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_22 | before 1-150700.15.3.1 | 1-150700.15.3.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP7 | kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_21 | before 1-150700.1.3.1 | 1-150700.1.3.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 | kernel-64kb | before 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1 | 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 | kernel-default | before 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1 | 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 | kernel-default-base | before 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1.150700.17.47.1 | 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1.150700.17.47.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 | kernel-source | before 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1 | 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 | kernel-zfcpdump | before 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1 | 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP7 | kernel-docs | before 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1 | 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP7 | kernel-obs-build | before 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1 | 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP7 | kernel-syms | before 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1 | 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 15 SP7 | kernel-azure | before 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1 | 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Micro 6.1 | kernel-default | before 6.4.0-159998.53.1 | 6.4.0-159998.53.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Micro 6.1 | kernel-default-base | before 6.4.0-159998.53.1.159998.21.38 | 6.4.0-159998.53.1.159998.21.38 |
| SUSE:Linux Micro 6.1 | kernel-kvmsmall | before 6.4.0-159998.53.1 | 6.4.0-159998.53.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Micro 6.1 | kernel-rt | before 6.4.0-159998.53.1 | 6.4.0-159998.53.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Micro 6.1 | kernel-source | before 6.4.0-159998.53.1 | 6.4.0-159998.53.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Micro 6.1 | kernel-source-rt | before 6.4.0-159998.53.1 | 6.4.0-159998.53.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Micro 6.2 | podman | before 5.4.2-160000.6.1 | 5.4.2-160000.6.1 |
| SUSE:Real Time Module 15 SP7 | kernel-rt | before 6.4.0-150700.7.78.1 | 6.4.0-150700.7.78.1 |
| SUSE:Real Time Module 15 SP7 | kernel-source-rt | before 6.4.0-150700.7.78.1 | 6.4.0-150700.7.78.1 |
| SUSE:Real Time Module 15 SP7 | kernel-syms-rt | before 6.4.0-150700.7.78.1 | 6.4.0-150700.7.78.1 |
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Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-31685Apr 25, 2026 · netfilter: ip6t_eui64: reject invalid MAC header for all packets37Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-31687Apr 27, 2026 · gpio: omap: do not register driver in probe()22Monitor
- Later →CVE-2026-31690Apr 27, 2026 · firmware: thead: Fix buffer overflow and use standard endian macros31Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Linux Linux | 51520e03e70d6c73e33ee7cbe0319767d05764fe | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 75825648ce984ca4cebb28e4bd2bf8c3a7e837c5 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 87ce8ae511962e105bcb3534944208c6a9471ed9 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | aae95970fad2127a1bd49d8713c7cd0677dcd2d6 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | d20e98c2df9354cc744431ad8ccbf49405b8b40f | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | d3de72e2a2b9ee3a57734c1c068823e41a707715 | Vendor (CNA) |
| azl3 kernel 6.6.134.1-2 on Azure Linux 3.0 | 6.6.137.1-1 · CBL-Mariner Releases | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| debian:linux | 6.1.170-1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-64kb | 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-default | 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-default | 6.4.0-159998.53.1 · SUSE:Linux Micro 6.1 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-default-base | 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1.150700.17.47.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-default-base | 6.4.0-159998.53.1.159998.21.38 · SUSE:Linux Micro 6.1 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-docs | 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-kvmsmall | 6.4.0-159998.53.1 · SUSE:Linux Micro 6.1 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_21 | 1-150700.1.3.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-obs-build | 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-rt | 6.4.0-150700.7.78.1 · SUSE:Real Time Module 15 SP7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-rt | 6.4.0-159998.53.1 · SUSE:Linux Micro 6.1 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-source | 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-source | 6.4.0-159998.53.1 · SUSE:Linux Micro 6.1 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-source-rt | 6.4.0-150700.7.78.1 · SUSE:Real Time Module 15 SP7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-source-rt | 6.4.0-159998.53.1 · SUSE:Linux Micro 6.1 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-syms | 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-syms-rt | 6.4.0-150700.7.78.1 · SUSE:Real Time Module 15 SP7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-zfcpdump | 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:podman | 5.4.2-160000.6.1 · SUSE:Linux Micro 6.2 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
No history yet (it accumulates with the daily EPSS job).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-476 · NULL Pointer DereferenceCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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- git.kernel.org/stable/c/75825648ce984ca4cebb28e4bd2bf8c3a7e837c5
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/87ce8ae511962e105bcb3534944208c6a9471ed9
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/aae95970fad2127a1bd49d8713c7cd0677dcd2d6
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/d20e98c2df9354cc744431ad8ccbf49405b8b40f
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/d3de72e2a2b9ee3a57734c1c068823e41a707715
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.