Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-31453
Published: April 24, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU127697
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-31453
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to use-after-free in xfsaild_push_item tracepoint handling when processing log item push callbacks after the AIL lock is dropped. A local user can trigger background inode reclaim or dquot shrinker activity to cause a denial of service.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-31453
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/451c6329d9afa45862c36fe6677eb7750db60617
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7121b22b0bac89394cc4c6a54b5aebc15347bdf5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79ef34ec0554ec04bdbafafbc9836423734e1bd6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95fb5d643cc70959baa54cd17f52f80ffc3295e7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c4d603e8e58a3bf35480135ccca2b4f7238abda5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8a2ab339b88d10fc34a3318c92f07d8a467019d