Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-31600

 

Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-31600

Published: April 25, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU127798
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-2026-31600
CWE-ID: CWE-754
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 handling of invalid large leaf mappings in arm64 memory management code when processing invalid page table entries in the linear map. A local user can trigger access to memory backed by an invalid large leaf mapping to cause a denial of service.

The issue can result in a kernel panic during affected memory-mapping operations.


How to mitigate CVE-2026-31600

Install security update from vendor's repository.

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