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Linux Kernel XFS CVE-2026-31453

| EUVD-2026-24792 HIGH
NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)
2026-04-22 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 GHSA-h88h-485v-q9qv
7.8
CVSS 3.1
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CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

7
Analysis Generated
Apr 27, 2026 - 14:28 vuln.today
CVSS changed
Apr 27, 2026 - 14:22 NVD
7.8 (HIGH)
Patch released
Apr 27, 2026 - 14:16 nvd
Patch available
Patch available
Apr 22, 2026 - 16:02 EUVD
EUVD ID Assigned
Apr 22, 2026 - 14:22 euvd
EUVD-2026-24792
Analysis Generated
Apr 22, 2026 - 14:22 vuln.today
CVE Published
Apr 22, 2026 - 14:16 nvd
HIGH 7.8

DescriptionNVD

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

xfs: avoid dereferencing log items after push callbacks

After xfsaild_push_item() calls iop_push(), the log item may have been freed if the AIL lock was dropped during the push. Background inode reclaim or the dquot shrinker can free the log item while the AIL lock is not held, and the tracepoints in the switch statement dereference the log item after iop_push() returns.

Fix this by capturing the log item type, flags, and LSN before calling xfsaild_push_item(), and introducing a new xfs_ail_push_class trace event class that takes these pre-captured values and the ailp pointer instead of the log item pointer.

AnalysisAI

Use-after-free in Linux kernel's XFS filesystem allows local authenticated users to achieve arbitrary code execution, privilege escalation, or information disclosure. The vulnerability occurs in the XFS Active Item List (AIL) push mechanism where log items can be freed by background reclaim processes while still being dereferenced by tracepoints. …

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RemediationAI

Within 24 hours: Inventory all systems running Linux kernel versions 6.1.x, 6.6.x, 6.12.x, 6.18.x, 6.19.x, or 7.0.x; prioritize production XFS-based storage systems. Within 7 days: Apply vendor-released patches-upgrade to kernel 6.1.168, 6.6.131, 6.12.80, 6.18.21, 6.19.11, or 7.0 or later (matching existing kernel branch). …

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