# CVE-2026-31567: PM: sleep: Drop spurious WARN_ON() from pm_restore_gfp_mask()

> A spurious warning in the Linux kernel power management code can cause log spam or potential system instability during hibernation operations.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 24 Apr 2026
- **Updated:** 23 May 2026
- **Also known as:** BELL-CVE-2026-31567, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-31567, GHSA-mxfm-927r-8r7x, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-31567

## What is CVE-2026-31567?

CVE-2026-31567 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 24 Apr 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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

PM: sleep: Drop spurious WARN_ON() from pm_restore_gfp_mask()

Commit 35e4a69b2003f ("PM: sleep: Allow pm_restrict_gfp_mask()
stacking") introduced refcount-based GFP mask management that warns
when pm_restore_gfp_mask() is called with saved_gfp_count == 0.

Some hibernation paths call pm_restore_gfp_mask() defensively where
the GFP mask may or may not be restricted depending on the execution
path. For example, the uswsusp interface invokes it in
SNAPSHOT_CREATE_IMAGE, SNAPSHOT_UNFREEZE, and snapshot_release().
Before the stacking change this was a silent no-op; it now triggers
a spurious WARNING.

Remove the WARN_ON() wrapper from the !saved_gfp_count check while
retaining the check itself, so that defensive calls remain harmless
without producing false warnings.

[ rjw: Subject tweak ]

Weakness: CWE-617 (Reachable Assertion)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-31567?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-31567?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2026-31567 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-31567 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [CVE-2013-2094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2094/): Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-53362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53362/): Linux Kernel Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-31567 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-31567 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 24 Apr 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-31567 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-31567/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-31567/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-31567
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-31567
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-31567

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