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Vulnerability · 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 devic…

Published Apr 24, 2026 · corrected/updated Jun 17, 2026 · linux linux kernel · evidence confidence high

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 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: 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_sysc

Grounded briefings

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Executive

CVE-2026-31601 is a medium public vulnerability record for linux linux kernel. It is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited catalog. Check the linked vendor or CERT advisories for patch status. This summary is a catalog interpretation of the ingested metadata and cites the original advisories below.

System administrator

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Security analyst

Signals on file: CVSS 5.5, EPSS 0.2%. It is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited catalog. Sources contributing to this record: cve_org, epss, nvd. Public exploit references, when present, are outbound links only and are not proof of active exploitation. This is a catalog interpretation of stored metadata.

Exploitation and remediation

  • Exploitation evidence

    Not listed as known exploited in CISA KEV. Not in CISA KEV or VulnCheck KEV.

  • Patch and remediation

    No required-action text is stored yet. Use the vendor or CERT links in Sources for patch availability.

  • Safe detection guidance

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Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Apr 24, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    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

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    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

Affected

  • cpe linux/linux kernelversion unspecified

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-31601

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-31601

    30-day exploitation probability 0.2%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-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: 000000

    nvd.nist.gov

References