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CVE-2026-31701
medium
CVSS 5.5
Vulnerability in linux (CVE-2026-31701)
Summary
vulnerability in linux (CVE-2026-31701). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2026-31701** has been found in linux.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 5.5/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "linux CVE-2026-31701" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-31701 (linux) — CVSS v3 5.5
Attack vector: local / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**A vulnerability** (unclassified) exists in linux.
📍 Affected scope
linux — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: Medium (CVSS 5.5/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure
🔧 How to fix
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
🛡️ Workaround
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'linux' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'linux' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `linux` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
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7Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1d9be95aee6c6246a21752e60c9519902649f482
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/493b3a682ededc804555755f5d2193201339612d
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/59b622a043cffc58b7638cd85ae6c30a0904f8e6
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6473ed16df1fe88051140611b3eb9a49be7f429e
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/80bb50e2d459213cccff3111d5ef98ed4238c0d5
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac7345f68cda6989016d85d63f7b244c064aa8f6
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dbcf7588e8dea017ddb3f18ec2766f7d2e5f2a0e
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f6634af5de728a46792f674a66d7843570cb68f7
- web https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-31701
- web https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-pf8h-4wmf-9gv4