Vulnerability · Published May 1, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2026-31734sched_ext: Fix is_bpf_migration_disabled() false negative on non-PREEMPT_RCU

Medium 5.5

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 2% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 98.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sched_ext: Fix is_bpf_migration_disabled() false negative on non-PREEMPT_RCU Since commit 8e4f0b1ebcf2 ("bpf: use rcu_read_lock_dont_migrate() for trampoline.c"), the BPF prolog (__bpf_prog_enter) calls migrate_disable() only when CONFIG_PREEMPT_RCU is enabled, via rcu_read_lock_dont_migrate(). Without CONFIG_PREEMPT_RCU, the prolog never touches migration_disabled, so migration_disabled == 1 always means the task is truly migration-disabled regardless of whether it is the current task. The old unconditional p == current check was a false negative in this case, potentially allowing a migration-disabled task to be dispatched to a remote CPU and triggering scx_error in task_can_run_on_remote_rq(). Only apply the p == current disambiguation when CONFIG_PREEMPT_RCU is enabled, where the ambiguity with the BPF prolog still exists.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:14linux6.19.12-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-31734
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31734
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31734
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31734
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31734
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31734
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31734
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31734
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31734
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31734
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31734
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31734
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31734
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31734
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31734
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31734
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31734
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31734
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31734
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31734
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31734
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31734
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31734
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31734
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31734
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31734
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31734
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidia7.0.0-1006.6UBUNTU-CVE-2026-31734
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31734
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31734
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31734
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31734
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31734
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31734
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31734
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31734
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31734
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31734
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31734
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31734
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31734
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31734
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31734
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31734
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31734
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31734
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31734
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31734
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31734
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31734
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31734

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux 8e4f0b1ebcf2180ab594f204f01279a666dadf3b – before 72c43eb2e334febe93018cfb68ae828f55c6e49e8e4f0b1ebcf2180ab594f204f01279a666dadf3b – before b4992a9446bb9a639007bfd32bf5c5a7e30199e58e4f0b1ebcf2180ab594f204f01279a666dadf3b – before 0c4a59df370bea245695c00aaae6ae75747139bd
Linux Linux 6.18

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