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CVE-2026-31465: Linux kernel · writeback: don't block sync for filesystems with no data integrity guarantees

Affects Linux kernelSource GCVE Database

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Not known to be exploited.

Data as of 12 Nov 2026, 03:35 UTC

Severity
Medium

Rated Medium by Threat Radar's AI analysis · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA

Thin evidence

One scorer or none

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 22 Apr 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 11 Nov 2026.

What to do

AI-suggested

A fix has been implemented in the Linux kernel that introduces a superblock flag to avoid blocking sync operations on filesystems without data integrity guarantees. Users should update to a Linux kernel version that includes this fix. No additional mitigation steps are required beyond applying the official patch.

Description

CVE-2026-31465 addresses a Linux kernel issue where sync operations on filesystems without data integrity guarantees (such as fuse) could cause system hangs during suspend-to-RAM. The fix introduces a superblock flag to avoid blocking on flusher threads during sync, preventing hangs caused by waiting on writeback completion in these filesystems.

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