CVE-2026-31601

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vfio/xe: Reorganize the init to decouple migration from reset Attempting to issue reset on VF devices that don't support migration leads to the following: BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: 00000000000011f8 #PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode #PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page PGD 0 P4D 0 Oops: Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP NOPTI CPU: 2 UID: 0 PID: 7443 Comm: xe_sriov_flr Tainted: G S U 7.0.0-rc1-lgci-xe-xe-4588-cec43d5c2696af219-nodebug+ #1 PREEMPT(lazy) Tainted: [S]=CPU_OUT_OF_SPEC, [U]=USER Hardware name: Intel Corporation Alder Lake Client Platform/AlderLake-P DDR4 RVP, BIOS RPLPFWI1.R00.4035.A00.2301200723 01/20/2023 RIP: 0010:xe_sriov_vfio_wait_flr_done+0xc/0x80 [xe] Code: ff c3 cc cc cc cc 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 0f 1f 44 00 00 55 48 89 e5 41 54 53 <83> bf f8 11 00 00 02 75 61 41 89 f4 85 f6 74 52 48 8b 47 08 48 89 RSP: 0018:ffffc9000f7c39b8 EFLAGS: 00010202 RAX: ffffffffa04d8660 RBX: ffff88813e3e4000 RCX: 0000000000000000 RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 0000000000000000 RBP: ffffc9000f7c39c8 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000 R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: ffff888101a48800 R13: ffff88813e3e4150 R14: ffff888130d0d008 R15: ffff88813e3e40d0 FS: 00007877d3d0d940(0000) GS:ffff88890b6d3000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 00000000000011f8 CR3: 000000015a762000 CR4: 0000000000f52ef0 PKRU: 55555554 Call Trace: <TASK> xe_vfio_pci_reset_done+0x49/0x120 [xe_vfio_pci] pci_dev_restore+0x3b/0x80 pci_reset_function+0x109/0x140 reset_store+0x5c/0xb0 dev_attr_store+0x17/0x40 sysfs_kf_write+0x72/0x90 kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x161/0x1f0 vfs_write+0x261/0x440 ksys_write+0x69/0xf0 __x64_sys_write+0x19/0x30 x64_sys_call+0x259/0x26e0 do_syscall_64+0xcb/0x1500 ? __fput+0x1a2/0x2d0 ? fput_close_sync+0x3d/0xa0 ? __x64_sys_close+0x3e/0x90 ? x64_sys_call+0x1b7c/0x26e0 ? do_syscall_64+0x109/0x1500 ? __task_pid_nr_ns+0x68/0x100 ? __do_sys_getpid+0x1d/0x30 ? x64_sys_call+0x10b5/0x26e0 ? do_syscall_64+0x109/0x1500 ? putname+0x41/0x90 ? do_faccessat+0x1e8/0x300 ? __x64_sys_access+0x1c/0x30 ? x64_sys_call+0x1822/0x26e0 ? do_syscall_64+0x109/0x1500 ? tick_program_event+0x43/0xa0 ? hrtimer_interrupt+0x126/0x260 ? irqentry_exit+0xb2/0x710 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e RIP: 0033:0x7877d5f1c5a4 Code: c7 00 16 00 00 00 b8 ff ff ff ff c3 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 f3 0f 1e fa 80 3d a5 ea 0e 00 00 74 13 b8 01 00 00 00 0f 05 <48> 3d 00 f0 ff ff 77 54 c3 0f 1f 00 55 48 89 e5 48 83 ec 20 48 89 RSP: 002b:00007fff48e5f908 EFLAGS: 00000202 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000001 RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: 00007877d5f1c5a4 RDX: 0000000000000001 RSI: 00007877d621b0c9 RDI: 0000000000000009 RBP: 0000000000000001 R08: 00005fb49113b010 R09: 0000000000000007 R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000202 R12: 00007877d621b0c9 R13: 0000000000000009 R14: 00007fff48e5fac0 R15: 00007fff48e5fac0 </TASK> This is caused by the fact that some of the xe_vfio_pci_core_device members needed for handling reset are only initialized as part of migration init. Fix the problem by reorganizing the code to decouple VF init from migration init.

CVSS v3.1 Score

5.5

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS — Exploit Prediction

0.0001

Probability of exploitation

0.02%

Percentile rank

EPSS estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. A higher score means more likely to be exploited.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
linux	linux_kernel	6.19 — 6.19.14
linux	linux_kernel	7.0 — 7.0.1

References

Advisories & Patches

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b81ed612e12ea9df8c5cb6f0ddd4419fd0b8ac8 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73e53ff144a538f1843b3dea1e2740a755031cdc https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8fa4113fc65b8b29a30fbbca5fd82221dc6e146e

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-31601? +

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vfio/xe: Reorganize the init to decouple migration from reset Attempting to issue reset on VF devices that don't support migration leads to the following: BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: 00000000000011f8 #PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode #PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page PGD 0 P4D 0 Oops: Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP NOPTI CPU: 2 UID: 0 PID: 7443 Comm: xe_sriov_flr Tainted: G S U 7.0.0-rc1-lgci-xe-xe-4588-cec43d5c2696af219-nodebug+ #1 PREEMPT(lazy) Tainted: [S]=CPU_OUT_OF_SPEC, [U]=USER Hardware name: Intel Corporation Alder Lake Client Platform/AlderLake-P DDR4 RVP, BIOS RPLPFWI1.R00.4035.A00.2301200723 01/20/2023 RIP: 0010:xe_sriov_vfio_wait_flr_done+0xc/0x80 [xe] Code: ff c3 cc cc cc cc 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 0f 1f 44 00 00 55 48 89 e5 41 54 53 <83> bf f8 11 00 00 02 75 61 41 89 f4 85 f6 74 52 48 8b 47 08 48 89 RSP: 0018:ffffc9000f7c39b8 EFLAGS: 00010202 RAX: ffffffffa04d8660 RBX: ffff88813e3e4000 RCX: 0000000000000000 RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 0000000000000000 RBP: ffffc9000f7c39c8 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000 R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: ffff888101a48800 R13: ffff88813e3e4150 R14: ffff888130d0d008 R15: ffff88813e3e40d0 FS: 00007877d3d0d940(0000) GS:ffff88890b6d3000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 00000000000011f8 CR3: 000000015a762000 CR4: 0000000000f52ef0 PKRU: 55555554 Call Trace: <TASK> xe_vfio_pci_reset_done+0x49/0x120 [xe_vfio_pci] pci_dev_restore+0x3b/0x80 pci_reset_function+0x109/0x140 reset_store+0x5c/0xb0 dev_attr_store+0x17/0x40 sysfs_kf_write+0x72/0x90 kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x161/0x1f0 vfs_write+0x261/0x440 ksys_write+0x69/0xf0 __x64_sys_write+0x19/0x30 x64_sys_call+0x259/0x26e0 do_syscall_64+0xcb/0x1500 ? __fput+0x1a2/0x2d0 ? fput_close_sync+0x3d/0xa0 ? __x64_sys_close+0x3e/0x90 ? x64_sys_call+0x1b7c/0x26e0 ? do_syscall_64+0x109/0x1500 ? __task_pid_nr_ns+0x68/0x100 ? __do_sys_getpid+0x1d/0x30 ? x64_sys_call+0x10b5/0x26e0 ? do_syscall_64+0x109/0x1500 ? putname+0x41/0x90 ? do_faccessat+0x1e8/0x300 ? __x64_sys_access+0x1c/0x30 ? x64_sys_call+0x1822/0x26e0 ? do_syscall_64+0x109/0x1500 ? tick_program_event+0x43/0xa0 ? hrtimer_interrupt+0x126/0x260 ? irqentry_exit+0xb2/0x710 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e RIP: 0033:0x7877d5f1c5a4 Code: c7 00 16 00 00 00 b8 ff ff ff ff c3 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 f3 0f 1e fa 80 3d a5 ea 0e 00 00 74 13 b8 01 00 00 00 0f 05 <48> 3d 00 f0 ff ff 77 54 c3 0f 1f 00 55 48 89 e5 48 83 ec 20 48 89 RSP: 002b:00007fff48e5f908 EFLAGS: 00000202 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000001 RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: 00007877d5f1c5a4 RDX: 0000000000000001 RSI: 00007877d621b0c9 RDI: 0000000000000009 RBP: 0000000000000001 R08: 00005fb49113b010 R09: 0000000000000007 R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000202 R12: 00007877d621b0c9 R13: 0000000000000009 R14: 00007fff48e5fac0 R15: 00007fff48e5fac0 </TASK> This is caused by the fact that some of the xe_vfio_pci_core_device members needed for handling reset are only initialized as part of migration init. Fix the problem by reorganizing the code to decouple VF init from migration init. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2026-31601? +

CVE-2026-31601 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.5 out of 10, rated MEDIUM. This is a medium-severity vulnerability that should be remediated as part of regular maintenance. The EPSS score is 0.0001, placing it in the 0th percentile for exploitation probability.

What products are affected by CVE-2026-31601? +

CVE-2026-31601 affects products from linux, specifically: linux_kernel. Check the affected products table above for specific version ranges.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2026-31601? +

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