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CVE-2026-31787 Detail

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xen/privcmd: fix double free via VMA splitting privcmd_vm_ops defines .close (privcmd_close), but neither .may_split nor .open. When userspace does a partial munmap() on a privcmd mapping, the kernel splits the VMA via __split_vma(). Since may_split is NULL, the split is allowed. vm_area_dup() copies vm_private_data (a pages array allocated in alloc_empty_pages()) into the new VMA without any fixup, because there is no .open callback. Both VMAs now point to the same pages array. When the unmapped portion is closed, privcmd_close() calls: - xen_unmap_domain_gfn_range() - xen_free_unpopulated_pages() - kvfree(pages) The surviving VMA still holds the dangling pointer. When it is later destroyed, the same sequence runs again, which leads to a double free. Fix this issue by adding a .may_split callback denying the VMA split. This is XSA-487 / CVE-2026-31787


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/28/14 CVE Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-487.html CVE Third Party Advisory 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1576ff3869cbd3620717195f971c85b7d7fd62b5 kernel.org Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/24daca4fc07f3ff8cd0e3f629cd982187f48436a kernel.org Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2894a351fe2ea8684919d36df3188b9a35e3926f kernel.org Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b985d3a024b9e8c24e21671b34e855569763808 kernel.org Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/402d84ad9e89bd4cbfd07ca8598532b7021daf95 kernel.org Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/446ee446d9ae66f36e95c3c90bbcc4e56b94cde0 kernel.org Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/71bf829800758a6e3889096e4754ef47ba7fc850 kernel.org Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dbf862ce9f009128ab86b234d91413a3e450beb4 kernel.org Patch 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-415 Double Free cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2026-31787
NVD Published Date:
04/30/2026
NVD Last Modified:
05/06/2026
Source:
kernel.org