CVE-2026-31443: dmaengine: idxd: Fix crash when the event log is disabled

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-04-22 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dmaengine: idxd: Fix crash when the event log is disabled If reporting errors to the event log is not supported by the hardware, and an error that causes Function Level Reset (FLR) is received, the driver will try to restore the event log even if it was not allocated. Also, only try to free the event log if it was properly allocated.

Affected products

Linux kernel: from 6.14 before 6.18.21; from 6.19 before 6.19.11; 7.0-rc1, 7.0-rc2, 7.0-rc3, 7.0-rc4, 7.0-rc5 — fixed in 6.18.21, 6.19.11

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 6.18.21, 6.19.11. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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