Answer in brief
CVE-2026-31468 records a High severity (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in vfio/pci: Fix double free in dma-buf feature. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 7.8. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=5d74781ebc86c5fa9e9d6934024c505412de9b52 <83ad334afc9a645cef1062f5346526b1e36d6516 || >=5d74781ebc86c5fa9e9d6934024c505412de9b52 <e98137f0a874ab36d0946de4707aa48cb7137d1c | 83ad334afc9a645cef1062f5346526b1e36d6516, e98137f0a874ab36d0946de4707aa48cb7137d1c |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 6.19 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Apr 22, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Oct 16, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Oct 16, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vfio/pci: Fix double free in dma-buf feature The error path through vfio_pci_core_feature_dma_buf() ignores its own advice to only use dma_buf_put() after dma_buf_export(), instead falling through the entire unwind chain. In the unlikely event that we encounter file descriptor exhaustion, this can result in an unbalanced refcount on the vfio device and double free of allocated objects. Avoid this by moving the "put" directly into the error path and return the errno rather than entering the unwind chain.
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