CVE-2026-31465: Linux kernel · writeback: don't block sync for filesystems with no data integrity guarantees
Affects Linux kernelSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited.
Data as of 12 Nov 2026, 03:35 UTC
Rated Medium by Threat Radar's AI analysis · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA
Thin evidence
One scorer or noneExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 22 Apr 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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.