CVE-2026-31454
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
xfs: save ailp before dropping the AIL lock in push callbacks
In xfs_inode_item_push() and xfs_qm_dquot_logitem_push(), the AIL lock is dropped to perform buffer IO. Once the cluster buffer no longer protects the log item from reclaim, the log item may be freed by background reclaim or the dquot shrinker. The subsequent spin_lock() call dereferences lip->li_ailp, which is a use-after-free.
Fix this by saving the ailp pointer in a local variable while the AIL lock is held and the log item is guaranteed to be valid.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Puntuación base: 7.8
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.17%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 6
- Fecha de la puntuación: 5/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
🎯 Técnicas ATT&CK
Cómo se explota esta vulnerabilidad y qué consigue el atacante, en el lenguaje de MITRE ATT&CK.
- Explotación
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalationprivilege escalation85 % - Impacto principal
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreterexecution75 %
Vulnerabilidad local (AV:L, PR:L) de use-after-free en kernel XFS que permite escalada de privilegios (C:H, I:H, A:H). El acceso local sin interacción del usuario (UI:N) a memoria del kernel permite ejecución de código arbitrario como root.
Inferido por nuestro agente de análisis a partir de la descripción oficial, el vector CVSS y la CWE, y comprobado por un supervisor. Puede contener errores.
🛡️ Mitigaciones ATT&CK que cubren estas técnicas
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
CWE
- CWE-416
Referencias
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19437e4f7bb909afde832b39372aa2f3ce3cfd88
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/394d70b86fae9fe865e7e6d9540b7696f73aa9b6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c7d50147316cf049462f327c4a3e9dc2b7f1dd0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/50f5f056807b7bed74f4f307f2ca0ed92f3e556d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6dbe17f19c290a72ce57d5abc70e1fad0c3e14e5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/75669e987137f49c99ca44406bf0200d1892dd16
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d8fc60bbaf5aea1604bf9f4ed565da6a1ac7a87d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/edd1637d4e3911ab6c760f553f2040fe72f61a13
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