CVE-2026-31686

medium Red Hat
CVSS v3 Base Score
7.0
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Published: April 27, 2026 (17 days ago)
Last Modified: April 27, 2026
Vendor: Red Hat
Source: REDHAT

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. A double-free vulnerability exists in the Kernel Address Sanitizer (KASAN) component, specifically within the `kasan_free_pxd()` function. This issue arises because the function incorrectly assumes that page tables are always page-aligned, which is not consistent across all architectures. This can lead to a double-free when memory is deallocated, potentially causing a system crash and resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS).

CWE

CWE-763

Affected Products

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

References

🔗 bugzilla.redhat.com 🔗 www.cve.org 🔗 nvd.nist.gov 🔗 lore.kernel.org