CVE-2026-31574

clockevents: Add missing resets of the next_event_forced flag

published April 24, 2026

CVSS
—
EPSS
0%
Percentile
3.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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

clockevents: Add missing resets of the next_event_forced flag

The prevention mechanism against timer interrupt starvation missed to reset

the next_event_forced flag in a couple of places:

- When the clock event state changes. That can cause the flag to be

stale over a shutdown/startup sequence

- When a non-forced event is armed, which then prevents rearming before

that event. If that event is far out in the future this will cause

missed timer interrupts.

- In the suspend wakeup handler.

That led to stalls which have been reported by several people.

Add the missing resets, which fixes the problems for the reporters.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00143 · 3.3th percentile
Published
2026-04-24T14:42Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 24 APR 14:42Z
    clockevents: Add missing resets of the next_event_forced flag
    cvelistv5