CVE-2026-31673 Affecting linux-6.1 package, versions <6.1.176-1~deb11u1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.13% (3rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-LINUX61-17818536
  • published6 Jul 2026
  • disclosed25 Apr 2026

Introduced: 25 Apr 2026

CVE-2026-31673  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 linux-6.1 to version 6.1.176-1~deb11u1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream linux-6.1 package and not the linux-6.1 package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

af_unix: read UNIX_DIAG_VFS data under unix_state_lock

Exact UNIX diag lookups hold a reference to the socket, but not to u->path. Meanwhile, unix_release_sock() clears u->path under unix_state_lock() and drops the path reference after unlocking.

Read the inode and device numbers for UNIX_DIAG_VFS while holding unix_state_lock(), then emit the netlink attribute after dropping the lock.

This keeps the VFS data stable while the reply is being built.

CVSS Base Scores

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