CVE-2026-31540

MEDIUMNVD 5.55.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 5.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-04-24. NVD baseline CVSS 5.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
5.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 5.5Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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

drm/i915/gt: Check set_default_submission() before deferencing

When the i915 driver firmware binaries are not present, the set_default_submission pointer is not set. This pointer is dereferenced during suspend anyways.

Add a check to make sure it is set before dereferencing.

[ 23.289926] PM: suspend entry (deep) [ 23.293558] Filesystems sync: 0.000 seconds [ 23.298010] Freezing user space processes [ 23.302771] Freezing user space processes completed (elapsed 0.000 seconds) [ 23.309766] OOM killer disabled. [ 23.313027] Freezing remaining freezable tasks [ 23.318540] Freezing remaining freezable tasks completed (elapsed 0.001 seconds) [ 23.342038] serial 00:05: disabled [ 23.345719] serial 00:02: disabled [ 23.349342] serial 00:01: disabled [ 23.353782] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Synchronizing SCSI cache [ 23.358993] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] Synchronizing SCSI cache [ 23.361635] ata1.00: Entering standby power mode [ 23.368863] ata2.00: Entering standby power mode [ 23.445187] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000000 [ 23.452194] #PF: supervisor instruction fetch in kernel mode [ 23.457896] #PF: error_code(0x0010) - not-present page [ 23.463065] PGD 0 P4D 0 [ 23.465640] Oops: Oops: 0010 [#1] SMP NOPTI [ 23.469869] CPU: 8 UID: 0 PID: 211 Comm: kworker/u48:18 Tainted: G S W 6.19.0-rc4-00020-gf0b9d8eb98df #10 PREEMPT(voluntary) [ 23.482512] Tainted: [S]=CPU_OUT_OF_SPEC, [W]=WARN [ 23.496511] Workqueue: async async_run_entry_fn [ 23.501087] RIP: 0010:0x0 [ 23.503755] Code: Unable to access opcode bytes at 0xffffffffffffffd6. [ 23.510324] RSP: 0018:ffffb4a60065fca8 EFLAGS: 00010246 [ 23.515592] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff9f428290e000 RCX: 000000000000000f [ 23.522765] RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000282 RDI: ffff9f428290e000 [ 23.529937] RBP: ffff9f4282907070 R08: ffff9f4281130428 R09: 00000000ffffffff [ 23.537111] R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000001 R12: ffff9f42829070f8 [ 23.544284] R13: ffff9f4282906028 R14: ffff9f4282900000 R15: ffff9f4282906b68 [ 23.551457] FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff9f466b2cf000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [ 23.559588] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [ 23.565365] CR2: ffffffffffffffd6 CR3: 000000031c230001 CR4: 0000000000f70ef0 [ 23.572539] PKRU: 55555554 [ 23.575281] Call Trace: [ 23.577770] [ 23.579905] intel_engines_reset_default_submission+0x42/0x60 [ 23.585695] __intel_gt_unset_wedged+0x191/0x200 [ 23.590360] intel_gt_unset_wedged+0x20/0x40 [ 23.594675] gt_sanitize+0x15e/0x170 [ 23.598290] i915_gem_suspend_late+0x6b/0x180 [ 23.602692] i915_drm_suspend_late+0x35/0xf0 [ 23.607008] ? __pfx_pci_pm_suspend_late+0x10/0x10 [ 23.611843] dpm_run_callback+0x78/0x1c0 [ 23.615817] device_suspend_late+0xde/0x2e0 [ 23.620037] async_suspend_late+0x18/0x30 [ 23.624082] async_run_entry_fn+0x25/0xa0 [ 23.628129] process_one_work+0x15b/0x380 [ 23.632182] worker_thread+0x2a5/0x3c0 [ 23.635973] ? __pfx_worker_thread+0x10/0x10 [ 23.640279] kthread+0xf6/0x1f0 [ 23.643464] ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10 [ 23.647263] ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10 [ 23.651045] ret_from_fork+0x131/0x190 [ 23.654837] ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10 [ 23.658634] ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 [ 23.662597] [ 23.664826] Modules linked in: [ 23.667914] CR2: 0000000000000000 [ 23.671271] ------------[ cut here ]------------

(cherry picked from commit daa199abc3d3d1740c9e3a2c3e9216ae5b447cad)

CVSS v3
5.5
EG Score
5.5(medium)
EG Risk
29(Track)
EG Risk 29/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity55% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
2%
KEV
Not listed

Published

April 24, 2026

Last Modified

April 28, 2026

Advisory Details (7)

Auto-updated Aug 2, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

drm/i915/gt: Check set_default_submission() before deferencing - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/df1f4a7d9cf689b4e96c95255228896505f44c31
generic

drm/i915/gt: Check set_default_submission() before deferencing - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/db8b1bebe81ffb410ddd746b6869f72e22420850
generic

drm/i915/gt: Check set_default_submission() before deferencing - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/da6552d67012a1cf0585f2eb401d0c4abcf108c9
generic

drm/i915/gt: Check set_default_submission() before deferencing - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf4b224ffb9a58181be32b64130fc36cf59c3192
generic

drm/i915/gt: Check set_default_submission() before deferencing - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e20a886b443a71b573ceaed3ca7053d15380916
generic

drm/i915/gt: Check set_default_submission() before deferencing - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a16150729db8d997e39519f9d58e6b435c4c087
generic

drm/i915/gt: Check set_default_submission() before deferencing - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0162ab3220bac870e43e229e6e3024d1a21c3f26

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-31540(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
linuxKernel @ 5.15.203—osv

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(5 across 4 ecosystems)
Debian:11(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux5.10.103-1 ... 7.2~rc5-1~exp1 (496 versions)——
linux-6.16.1.106-3~deb11u1 ... 6.1.164-1~deb11u1 (16 versions)6.1.170-1~deb11u1—
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.1.106-1 ... 6.1.99-1 (48 versions)6.1.170-1—
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.12.38-1 ... 6.12.85-1~bpo12+1 (17 versions)6.12.85-1—
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.12.100-1 ... 6.19~rc8-1~exp1 (122 versions)6.19.10-1—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

All Vendor Advisories

(24)

Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-31540?
CVE-2026-31540 is a medium vulnerability published on April 24, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/i915/gt: Check setdefaultsubmission() before deferencing When the i915 driver firmware binaries are not present, the setdefaultsubmission pointer is not set. This pointer is dereferenced during suspend anyways. Add a check to…
When was CVE-2026-31540 disclosed?
CVE-2026-31540 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on April 24, 2026, with the most recent update on April 28, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-31540 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-31540 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 97.7% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-31540?
CVE-2026-31540 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-31540?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-31540, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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