CVE-2026-31787

Estado: AnalizadaAlta (7.8)—

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.

The surviving VMA still holds the dangling pointer. When it is later destroyed, the same sequence runs again, which leads to a double free.

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Fix this issue by adding a .may_split callback denying the VMA split.

This is XSA-487 / CVE-2026-31787

Detalles técnicos trazas, registros y código del informe original

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)

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: 0.19%
Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 8
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.

ExplotaciónT1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalationprivilege escalation85 %
Impacto principalT1059 Command and Scripting Interpreterexecution70 %
Impacto secundarioT1499.004 Application or System Exploitationimpact65 %

Acceso local (AV:L) con privilegios (PR:L) permite explotar el double free en el kernel Linux para escalar. La corrupción de memoria (CWE-415) permite ejecución de código y denial of service.

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Tecnologías afectadas (1)

Linux — Linux Kernel

CWE

CWE-415

Referencias

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