Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-31566
Published: April 25, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU127824
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-2026-31566
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 a use-after-free in amdgpu_amdkfd_submit_ib() when waiting for GPU job completion after submitting a GPU job. A local user can trigger the vulnerable code path to cause a denial of service.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-31566
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/138e42be35ff2ce6572ae744de851ea286cf3c69
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/39820864eacd886f1a6f817414fb8f9ea3e9a2b4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/42d248726a0837640452b71c5a202ca3d35239ec
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7150850146ebfa4ca998f653f264b8df6f7f85be
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bc7760c107dc08ef3e231d72c492e67b0a86848b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e23602eb0779760544314ed3905fa6a89a4e4070