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GHSA-CXHX-54F3-Q38V

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-04-03 18:31 – Updated: 2026-04-23 21:31

Details

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

mshv: Fix use-after-free in mshv_map_user_memory error path

In the error path of mshv_map_user_memory(), calling vfree() directly on the region leaves the MMU notifier registered. When userspace later unmaps the memory, the notifier fires and accesses the freed region, causing a use-after-free and potential kernel panic.

Replace vfree() with mshv_partition_put() to properly unregister the MMU notifier before freeing the region.

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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CVE-2026-23432 (GCVE-0-2026-23432)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-03 15:15 – Updated: 2026-04-27 14:02

Title

mshv: Fix use-after-free in mshv_map_user_memory error path

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mshv: Fix use-after-free in mshv_map_user_memory error path In the error path of mshv_map_user_memory(), calling vfree() directly on the region leaves the MMU notifier registered. When userspace later unmaps the memory, the notifier fires and accesses the freed region, causing a use-after-free and potential kernel panic. Replace vfree() with mshv_partition_put() to properly unregister the MMU notifier before freeing the region.

Severity ?

7.8 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Assigner

Linux

References

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	https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/34861bdc0c0196b6c…
	https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6922db250422a0dfe…

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Linux

Affected: b9a66cd5ccbb9fade15d0e427e19470d8ad35b75 , < 34861bdc0c0196b6c2dd48f7454029407704ff6e (git)
Affected: b9a66cd5ccbb9fade15d0e427e19470d8ad35b75 , < 6922db250422a0dfee34de322f86b7a73d713d33 (git)

Linux

Affected: 6.19
Unaffected: 0 , < 6.19 (semver)
Unaffected: 6.19.10 , ≤ 6.19.* (semver)
Unaffected: 7.0 , ≤ * (original_commit_for_fix)

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GHSA-CXHX-54F3-Q38V

CVE-2026-23432 (GCVE-0-2026-23432)

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