Improper handling of exceptional conditions in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-31439

 

Improper handling of exceptional conditions in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-31439

Published: April 24, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU127706
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-2026-31439
CWE-ID: CWE-755
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.

The vulnerability exists due to improper exception handling in the xdma driver regmap initialization logic when initializing mmio regmap access. A local user can trigger the vulnerable initialization path to cause a denial of service.


How to mitigate CVE-2026-31439

Install security update from vendor's repository.

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