Vulnerability Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fuse: reject oversized dirents in page cache fuse_add_dirent_to_cache() computes a serialized dirent size from the server-controlled namelen field and copies the dirent into a single page-cache page. The existing logic only checks whether the dirent fits in the remaining space of the current page and advances to a fresh page if not. It never checks whether the dirent itself exceeds PAGE_SIZE. As a result, a malicious FUSE server can return a dirent with namelen=4095, producing a serialized record size of 4120 bytes. On 4 KiB page systems this causes memcpy() to overflow the cache page by 24 bytes into the following kernel page. Reject dirents that cannot fit in a single page before copying them into the readdir cache.
CVSS Score
HIGH
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 4.20, < 6.6.136 |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/45c05af36311624c1148123caeb011312495d86bPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/474ce83c96a55f2eeb14dee2be375eeadfdacdf5Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/51a8de6c50bf947c8f534cd73da4c8f0a13e7bedPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7de93abfaae1b2dc94da8a07a36421bd073f1d8fPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d23ad78bfd205eac26766e38ba7d79f279131098Patch
FAQ
What is CVE-2026-31694?
CVE-2026-31694 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH). In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fuse: reject oversized dirents in page cache fuse_add_dirent_to_cache() computes a serialized dirent size from the server-controll...
How severe is CVE-2026-31694?
CVE-2026-31694 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-31694?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Linux Linux Kernel.