Linux EUVD-2026-26365

| CVE-2026-31787
2026-04-30 Linux

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Apr 30, 2026 - 12:01 EUVD

DescriptionNVD

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

Analysis

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(). …

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