GHSA-3C28-G28M-GM93

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-04-30 12:33 – Updated: 2026-05-06 21:31
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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

Severity ?
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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    "nvd_published_at": "2026-04-30T11:16:21Z",
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  "details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nxen/privcmd: fix double free via VMA splitting\n\nprivcmd_vm_ops defines .close (privcmd_close), but neither .may_split\nnor .open. When userspace does a partial munmap() on a privcmd mapping,\nthe kernel splits the VMA via __split_vma(). Since may_split is NULL,\nthe split is allowed. vm_area_dup() copies vm_private_data (a pages\narray allocated in alloc_empty_pages()) into the new VMA without any\nfixup, because there is no .open callback.\n\nBoth VMAs now point to the same pages array. When the unmapped portion\nis closed, privcmd_close() calls:\n    - xen_unmap_domain_gfn_range()\n    - xen_free_unpopulated_pages()\n    - kvfree(pages)\n\nThe surviving VMA still holds the dangling pointer. When it is later\ndestroyed, the same sequence runs again, which leads to a double free.\n\nFix this issue by adding a .may_split callback denying the VMA split.\n\nThis is XSA-487 / CVE-2026-31787",
  "id": "GHSA-3c28-g28m-gm93",
  "modified": "2026-05-06T21:31:31Z",
  "published": "2026-04-30T12:33:12Z",
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      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/28/14"
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