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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-31510

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: L2CAP: Fix null-ptr-deref on l2cap_sock_ready_cb Before using sk pointer, check if it is null.

Published Apr 22, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · linux kernel

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-31510. EPSS is 0.16%. Act only if a listed version of linux kernel is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium5.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.16%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe linux/linux kernel

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: L2CAP: Fix null-ptr-deref on l2cap_sock_ready_cb Before using sk pointer, check if it is null. Fix the following: KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000260-0x0000000000000267] CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 5985 Comm: kworker/0:5 Not tainted 7.0.0-rc4-00029-ga989fde763f4 #1 PREEMPT(full) Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.17.0-9.fc43 06/10/2025 Workqueue: events l2cap_info_timeout RIP: 0010:kasan_byte_accessible+0x12/0x30 Code: 79 ff ff ff 0f 1f 40 00 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 0f 1f 40 d6 48 c1 ef 03 48 b8 00 00 00 00 00 fc ff df b6 04 07 3c 08 0f 92 c0 c3 cc cce veth0_macvtap: entered promiscuous mode RSP: 0018:ffffc90006e0f808 EFLAGS: 00010202 RAX: dffffc0000000000 RBX: ffffffff89746018 RCX: 0000000080000001 RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: ffffffff89746018 RDI: 000000000000004c RBP: 0000000000000000 R08: 0000000000000001 R09: 0000000000000000 R10: dffffc0000000000 R11: ffffffff8aae3e70 R12: 0000000000000000 R13: 0000000000000260 R14: 0000000000000260 R15: 0000000000000001 FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff8880983c2000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 00005582615a5008 CR3: 000000007007e000 CR4: 0000000000752ef0 PKRU: 55555554 Call Trace: __kasan_check_byte+0x12/0x40 lock_acquire+0x79/0x2e0 lock_sock_nested+0x48/0x100 ? l2cap_sock_ready_cb+0x46/0x160 l2cap_sock_ready_cb+0x46/0x160 l2cap_conn_start+0x779/0xff0 ? __pfx_l2cap_conn_start+0x10/0x10 ? l2cap_info_timeout+0x60/0xa0 ? __pfx___mutex_lock+0x10/0x10 l2cap_info_timeout+0x68/0xa0 ? process_scheduled_works+0xa8d/0x18c0 process_scheduled_works+0xb6e/0x18c0 ? __pfx_process_scheduled_works+0x10/0x10 ? assign_work+0x3d5/0x5e0 worker_thread+0xa53/0xfc0 kthread+0x388/0x470 ? __pfx_worker_thread+0x10/0x10 ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10 ret_from_fork+0x51e/0xb90 ? __pfx_ret_from_fork+0x10/0x10 veth1_macvtap: entered promiscuous mode ? __switch_to+0xc7d/0x1450 ? _

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  • cpe linux/linux kernel3.6

How to fix CVE-2026-31510

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-31510. EPSS is 0.16%. Act only if a listed version of linux kernel is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with linux/linux kernel 3.6. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference. EPSS 0.16%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Apr 22, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: L2CAP: Fix null-ptr-deref on l2cap_sock_ready_cb Before using sk pointer, check if it is null. Fix the following: KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000260-0x0000000000000267] CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 5985 Comm: kworker/0:5 Not tainted 7.0.0-rc4-00029-ga989fde763f4 #1 PREEMPT(full) Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q3

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: L2CAP: Fix null-ptr-deref on l2cap_sock_ready_cb Before using sk pointer, check if it is null. Fix the following: KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000260-0x0000000000000267] CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 5985 Comm: kworker/0:5 Not tainted 7.0.0-rc4-00029-ga989fde763f4 #1 PREEMPT(full) Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q3

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-31510

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-31510

    30-day exploitation probability 0.2%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-31510

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: L2CAP: Fix null-ptr-deref on l2cap_sock_ready_cb Before using sk pointer, check if it is null. Fix the following: KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000260-0x0000000000000267] CPU: 0 UID

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.