CVE-2026-31568: Linux kernel · s390/mm: Add missing secure storage access fixups for donated memory
Affects Linux kernelSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · fixed in b36b0e804aee5f20c6798dbeaeaa7cfdb7c6cf88 : update Linux kernel when convenient.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 14:18 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA
- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 4% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in b36b0e804aee5f20c6798dbeaeaa7cfdb7c6cf88, b00be77302d7ec4ad0367bb236494fce7172b730, 74ccc099f1baa9236b8fb600406457a0870c83a9 +2
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 24 Apr 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: 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 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.
Affected software
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: s390/mm: Add missing secure storage access fixups for donated memory There are special cases where secure storage access exceptions happen in a kernel context for pages that don't have the PG_arch_1 bit set. That bit is set for non-exported guest secure storage (memory) but is absent on storage donated to the Ultravisor since the kernel isn't allowed to export donated pages. Prior to this patch we would try to export the page by calling arch_make_folio_accessible() which would instantly return since the arch bit is absent signifying that the page was already exported and no further action is necessary. This leads to secure storage access exception loops which can never be resolved. With this patch we unconditionally try to export and if that fails we fixup.
References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/1eb35c54cd81cf874ce7d69e3dbfb162f211b8bd (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/74ccc099f1baa9236b8fb600406457a0870c83a9 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/b36b0e804aee5f20c6798dbeaeaa7cfdb7c6cf88 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/43ac2d18db1131df0a89993f709131ebfc29f3bd (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/b00be77302d7ec4ad0367bb236494fce7172b730 (opens in a new tab)