HOMEVULNERABILITIESCVE-2026-31699
HIGH

CVE-2026-31699

Published: May 1, 2026· Updated: May 6, 2026

7.1
CVSS v3.1
EPSS:0.01%probability of exploitation in 30 daysPercentile:1.7th

Official Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

crypto: ccp: Don't attempt to copy CSR to userspace if PSP command failed

When retrieving the PEK CSR, don't attempt to copy the blob to userspace

if the firmware command failed. If the failure was due to an invalid

length, i.e. the userspace buffer+length was too small, copying the number

of bytes _firmware_ requires will overflow the kernel-allocated buffer and

leak data to userspace.

BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in instrument_copy_to_user ../include/linux/instrumented.h:129 [inline]

BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in _inline_copy_to_user ../include/linux/uaccess.h:205 [inline]

BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in _copy_to_user+0x66/0xa0 ../lib/usercopy.c:26

Read of size 2084 at addr ffff898144612e20 by task syz.9.219/21405

CPU: 14 UID: 0 PID: 21405 Comm: syz.9.219 Tainted: G U O 7.0.0-smp-DEV #28 PREEMPTLAZY

Tainted: [U]=USER, [O]=OOT_MODULE

Hardware name: Google, Inc. Arcadia_IT_80/Arcadia_IT_80, BIOS 12.62.0-0 11/19/2025

Call Trace:

<TASK>

dump_stack_lvl+0xc5/0x110 ../lib/dump_stack.c:120

print_address_description ../mm/kasan/report.c:378 [inline]

print_report+0xbc/0x260 ../mm/kasan/report.c:482

kasan_report+0xa2/0xe0 ../mm/kasan/report.c:595

check_region_inline ../mm/kasan/generic.c:-1 [inline]

kasan_check_range+0x264/0x2c0 ../mm/kasan/generic.c:200

instrument_copy_to_user ../include/linux/instrumented.h:129 [inline]

_inline_copy_to_user ../include/linux/uaccess.h:205 [inline]

_copy_to_user+0x66/0xa0 ../lib/usercopy.c:26

copy_to_user ../include/linux/uaccess.h:236 [inline]

sev_ioctl_do_pek_csr+0x31f/0x590 ../drivers/crypto/ccp/sev-dev.c:1872

sev_ioctl+0x3a4/0x490 ../drivers/crypto/ccp/sev-dev.c:2562

vfs_ioctl ../fs/ioctl.c:51 [inline]

__do_sys_ioctl ../fs/ioctl.c:597 [inline]

__se_sys_ioctl+0x11d/0x1b0 ../fs/ioctl.c:583

do_syscall_x64 ../arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]

do_syscall_64+0xe0/0x800 ../arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94

entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e

</TASK>

WARN if the driver says the command succeeded, but the firmware error code

says otherwise, as __sev_do_cmd_locked() is expected to return -EIO on any

firwmware error.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2026-31699 requires local access, meaning attackers must already have a foothold on the target system.

Exploitation requires low privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 7.1.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability
Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges Req.Low
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
Impact
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Affected Vendors & Products

Linux1 product
linux kernel
Source: NVD CPE · 2 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time
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Official Patches & Advisories

All References (5)

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2026-31699
CVSS Score7.1 / 10
SeverityHIGH
CISA KEVNo
EPSS (30d)0.01%
Affected1 vendor
PublishedMay 1, 2026

Recommended Actions

  • Apply vendor patches immediately
  • Monitor CVE-2026-31699 in threat intel feeds
  • Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts
Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWATCH.COM. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.