CVE-2026-31422
kernel: net/sched: cls_flow: fix NULL pointer dereference on shared blocks
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · April 13, 2026
Updated · June 28, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's networking scheduler (net/sched) component, specifically within the flow classifier (cls_flow). A local user could exploit this vulnerability by creating a flow filter without a fully qualified baseclass on a shared block. This action causes a null pointer dereference, which can lead to a system crash, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS).
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 4.7CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference