Double free in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-31759
Published: May 2, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU128943
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-2026-31759
CWE-ID: CWE-415
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 double free in ulpi_register_interface() when handling a device registration failure. A local user can trigger the vulnerable error path to cause a denial of service.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-31759
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01af542392b5d41fd659d487015a71f627accce3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/272a9b26c336a295e4e209157fed809706c1b1f7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2f70ba9dae13a190673cc3f9b4aad52179738f60
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/38c28fe25611099230f0965c925499bfcf46a795
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8763f8317bb389aded32a32b08f6751cfff657d2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a6e5461f076c2ef63159f18e5cdbd30b50f0bc15
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aaeae6533d77e6ed4def85baec01e2815ebbef61
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee248e6e941e4f2e634df2bd43e5f1ef810ab6df