SB2026092427 - IBM Virtualization Management Interface update for Linux kernel
Published: September 24, 2026
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-31669)
CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free
CVSSv4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free in __inet_lookup_established when performing concurrent ehash lookups on MPTCP IPv6 subflow child sockets under rcu_read_lock. A local user can trigger socket allocation and freeing patterns to cause a denial of service.
The issue affects MPTCP IPv6 subflow child sockets because they may be allocated from a cache without SLAB_TYPESAFE_BY_RCU, allowing freed memory to be reused during lockless lookups.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.