Use-After-Free in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-31587)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-31587). 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:
ASoC: qcom: q6apm: move component registration to unmanaged version
q6apm component registers dais dynamically from ASoC toplology, which
are allocated using device managed version apis. Allocating both
component and dynamic dais using managed version could lead to incorrect
free ordering, dai will be freed while component still holding references
to it.
Fix this issue by moving component to unmanged version so
that the dai pointers are only freeded after the component is removed.
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BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in snd_soc_del_component_unlocked+0x3d4/0x400 [snd_soc_core]
Read of size 8 at addr ffff00084493a6e8 by task kworker/u48:0/3426
Tainted: [W]=WARN
Hardware name: LENOVO 21N2ZC5PUS/21N2ZC5PUS, BIOS N42ET57W (1.31 ) 08/08/2024
Workqueue: pdr_notifier_wq pdr_notifier_work [pdr_interface]
Call trace:
show_stack+0x28/0x7c (C)
dump_stack_lvl+0x60/0x80
print_report+0x160/0x4b4
kasan_report+0xac/0xfc
_asan_report_load8_noabort+0x20/0x34
snd_soc_del_component_unlocked+0x3d4/0x400 [snd_soc_core]
snd_soc_unregister_component_by_driver+0x50/0x88 [snd_soc_core]
devm_component_release+0x30/0x5c [snd_soc_core]
devres_release_all+0x13c/0x210
device_unbind_cleanup+0x20/0x190
device_release_driver_internal+0x350/0x468
device_release_driver+0x18/0x30
bus_remove_device+0x1a0/0x35c
device_del+0x314/0x7f0
device_unregister+0x20/0xbc
apr…
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory
Auto-generated summary
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-31587 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-2026-31587" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-31587 (Linux kernel) — CWE-416 / 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.
Use-after-free (CWE-416) 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。
Affected packages
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- BellSoft Alpaquita BELL-CVE-2026-31587 linux-lts Fixed in: 6.1.175-r0
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2026-31587 linux Fixed in: 6.1.176-1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2026-31587 linux-hwe-edge
References
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- advisory github.com
- package git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web github.com