Linux: Improper Synchronization
CVE-2026-31479 is a high-severity improper synchronization vulnerability in Linux, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 out of 10. It can be exploited with local access to the system by an attacker with a low-privileged account, without any action from a user. The record lists versions ccd41f110c608b3cc347b9be881c3e72cd634b2b, 5eda8001ebb5269755608d678dd1f3928ab077c9, e6ba1749549e87b83c0c4885d84b543687c3740e as the first without the flaw, so updating Linux to one of those releases or later removes the exposure. There is no confirmed exploitation so far. EPSS estimates a 0.13% chance of exploitation within 30 days, which is low compared with other CVEs.
High severity with no evidence of exploitation so far.
What to do
- Update Linux to ccd41f110c608b3cc347b9be881c3e72cd634b2b or 5eda8001ebb5269755608d678dd1f3928ab077c9 or e6ba1749549e87b83c0c4885d84b543687c3740e or bfe9e314d7574d1c5c851972e7aee342733819d2, whichever matches your release line, or a later version.
- Update Linux Kernel to 6.12.80 or 6.18.21 or 6.19.11, whichever matches your release line, or a later version.
Affected products and versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 8f33b4f054fc29a4774d8d10116ef460faeb84a8 up to, but not including, ccd41f110c608b3cc347b9be881c3e72cd634b2b; 8f33b4f054fc29a4774d8d10116ef460faeb84a8 up to, but not including, 5eda8001ebb5269755608d678dd1f3928ab077c9; 8f33b4f054fc29a4774d8d10116ef460faeb84a8 up to, but not including, e6ba1749549e87b83c0c4885d84b543687c3740e; 8f33b4f054fc29a4774d8d10116ef460faeb84a8 up to, but not including, bfe9e314d7574d1c5c851972e7aee342733819d2; 6.8 | ccd41f110c608b3cc347b9be881c3e72cd634b2b, 5eda8001ebb5269755608d678dd1f3928ab077c9, e6ba1749549e87b83c0c4885d84b543687c3740e, bfe9e314d7574d1c5c851972e7aee342733819d2 |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | 6.8.1 up to, but not including, 6.12.80; 6.13 up to, but not including, 6.18.21; 6.19 up to, but not including, 6.19.11; 6.8; 7.0 | 6.12.80, 6.18.21, 6.19.11 |
Version data comes from the organisation that assigned the CVE. Confirm against the vendor advisory before deciding you are unaffected.
How the severity score breaks down
- Attack vector
- LocalThe attacker needs local access or must trick a user into running something.
- Attack complexity
- LowNo special conditions are needed; the attack works reliably.
- Privileges required
- LowA basic user account is enough.
- User interaction
- NoneNo action by a victim is required.
- Scope
- UnchangedImpact stays within the vulnerable component.
- Confidentiality
- HighAll data handled by the component can be read.
- Integrity
- HighData or code can be modified at will.
- Availability
- HighThe component can be taken down completely.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. Scored by CNA.
Official description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/xe: always keep track of remap prev/next During 3D workload, user is reporting hitting: [ 413.361679] WARNING: drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_vm.c:1217 at vm_bind_ioctl_ops_unwind+0x1e2/0x2e0 [xe], CPU#7: vkd3d_queue/9925 [ 413.361944] CPU: 7 UID: 1000 PID: 9925 Comm: vkd3d_queue Kdump: loaded Not tainted 7.0.0-070000rc3-generic #202603090038 PREEMPT(lazy) [ 413.361949] RIP: 0010:vm_bind_ioctl_ops_unwind+0x1e2/0x2e0 [xe] [ 413.362074] RSP: 0018:ffffd4c25c3df930 EFLAGS: 00010282 [ 413.362077] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff8f3ee817ed10 RCX: 0000000000000000 [ 413.362078] RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 0000000000000000 [ 413.362079] RBP: ffffd4c25c3df980 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000 [ 413.362081] R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: ffff8f41fbf99380 [ 413.362082] R13: ffff8f3ee817e968 R14: 00000000ffffffef R15: ffff8f43d00bd380 [ 413.362083] FS: 00000001040ff6c0(0000) GS:ffff8f4696d89000(0000) knlGS:00000000330b0000 [ 413.362085] CS: 0010 DS: 002b ES: 002b CR0: 0000000080050033 [ 413.362086] CR2: 00007ddfc4747000 CR3: 00000002e6262005 CR4: 0000000000f72ef0 [ 413.362088] PKRU: 55555554 [ 413.362089] Call Trace: [ 413.362092] <TASK> [ 413.362096] xe_vm_bind_ioctl+0xa9a/0xc60 [xe] Which seems to hint that the vma we are re-inserting for the ops unwind is either invalid or overlapping with something already inserted in the vm. It shouldn't be invalid since this is a re-insertion, so must have worked before. Leaving the likely culprit as something already placed where we want to insert the vma. Following from that, for the case where we do something like a rebind in the middle of a vma, and one or both mapped ends are already compatible, we skip doing the rebind of those vma and set next/prev to NULL. As well as then adjust the original unmap va range, to avoid unmapping the ends. However, if we trigger the unwind path, we end up with three va, with the two ends never being removed and the original va range in the middle still being the shrunken size. If this occurs, one failure mode is when another unwind op needs to interact with that range, which can happen with a vector of binds. For example, if we need to re-insert something in place of the original va. In this case the va is still the shrunken version, so when removing it and then doing a re-insert it can overlap with the ends, which were never removed, triggering a warning like above, plus leaving the vm in a bad state. With that, we need two things here: 1) Stop nuking the prev/next tracking for the skip cases. Instead relying on checking for skip prev/next, where needed. That way on the unwind path, we now correctly remove both ends. 2) Undo the unmap va shrinkage, on the unwind path. With the two ends now removed the unmap va should expand back to the original size again, before re-insertion. v2: - Update the explanation in the commit message, based on an actual IGT of triggering this issue, rather than conjecture. - Also undo the unmap shrinkage, for the skip case. With the two ends now removed, the original unmap va range should expand back to the original range. v3: - Track the old start/range separately. vma_size/start() uses the va info directly. (cherry picked from commit aec6969f75afbf4e01fd5fb5850ed3e9c27043ac)
Source: the CVE record as published by its numbering authority, via NVD and CVE.org.
The underlying weakness: Improper Synchronization
The product utilizes multiple threads, processes, components, or systems to allow temporary access to a shared resource that can only be exclusive to one process at a time, but it does not properly synchronize these actions, which might cause simultaneous accesses of this resource by multiple threads or processes.
How developers prevent this class of flaw
- Use industry standard APIs to synchronize your code.
Timeline
- CVE record published.
- CISA published its SSVC assessment (exploitation: none, automatable: no, technical impact: total).
- Record last changed materially (score, affected products, status or references).
References
Patches and release notes
Recent Improper Synchronization vulnerabilities
- 9.8 Critical severity
- 7.5 High severity
- 9.1 Critical severity
- 7.0 High severity
- 8.7 High severity
- 7.8 High severity
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