Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-31479)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-31479). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
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]
[ 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 t…
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-31479 has been found in Linux kernel.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 7.8/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Linux kernel CVE-2026-31479" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-31479 (Linux kernel) — CVSS v3 7.8
Attack vector: local / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (unclassified) exists in Linux kernel.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Linux kernel.
Severity: High (CVSS 7.8/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Linux kernel を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- BellSoft Alpaquita BELL-CVE-2026-31479 linux-lts Fixed in: 6.12.80-r0
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2026-31479 linux Fixed in: 6.12.85-1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2026-31479 linux-hwe-edge
References
- patch git.kernel.org
- patch git.kernel.org
- patch git.kernel.org
- patch git.kernel.org