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ALPINE-CVE-2026-31787

ALPINE-CVE-2026-31787 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.800000190734863 HIGH

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xen/privcmd: fix double free via VMA splitting privcmd_vm_ops defines .close (privcmd_close), but neither .may_split nor .open. When userspace does a partial munmap() on a privcmd mapping, the kernel splits the VMA via __split_vma(). Since may_split is NULL, the split is allowed. vm_area_dup() copies vm_private_data (a pages array allocated in alloc_empty_pages()) into the new VMA without any fixup, because there is no .open callback. Both VMAs now point to the same pages array. When the unmapped portion is closed, privcmd_close() calls: - xen_unmap_domain_gfn_range() - xen_free_unpopulated_pages() - kvfree(pages) The surviving VMA still holds the dangling pointer. When it is later destroyed, the same sequence runs again, which leads to a double free. Fix this issue by adding a .may_split callback denying the VMA split. This is XSA-487 / CVE-2026-31787

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.1
7.800000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Alpine:v3.23xen0, 0, 0
Alpine:v3.20xen0, 0
Alpine:v3.22xen0, 0, 0
Alpine:v3.21xen0, 0, 0

Timeline

  • Apr 30, 2026 CVE Published
  • May 1, 2026 Distribution Patch
  • May 11, 2026 CVE Updated
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