CVE-2026-31466
Vulnerability Summary
Timeline
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/huge_memory: fix folio isn't locked in softleaf_to_folio() On arm64 server, we found folio that get from migration entry isn't locked in softleaf_to_folio(). This issue triggers when mTHP splitting and zap_nonpresent_ptes() races, and the root cause is lack of memory barrier in softleaf_to_folio(). The race is as follows: CPU0 CPU1 deferred_split_scan() zap_nonpresent_ptes() lock folio split_folio() unmap_folio() change ptes to migration entries __split_folio_to_order() softleaf_to_folio() set flags(including PG_locked) for tail pages folio = pfn_folio(softleaf_to_pfn(entry)) smp_wmb() VM_WARN_ON_ONCE(!folio_test_locked(folio)) prep_compound_page() for tail pages In __split_folio_to_order(), smp_wmb() guarantees page flags of tail pages are visible before the tail page becomes non-compound. smp_wmb() should be paired with smp_rmb() in softleaf_to_folio(), which is missed. As a result, if zap_nonpresent_ptes() accesses migration entry that stores tail pfn, softleaf_to_folio() may see the updated compound_head of tail page before page->flags. This issue will trigger VM_WARN_ON_ONCE() in pfn_swap_entry_folio() because of the race between folio split and zap_nonpresent_ptes() leading to a folio incorrectly undergoing modification without a folio lock being held. This is a BUG_ON() before commit 93976a20345b ("mm: eliminate further swapops predicates"), which in merged in v6.19-rc1. To fix it, add missing smp_rmb() if the softleaf entry is migration entry in softleaf_to_folio() and softleaf_to_page(). [tujinjiang@huawei.com: update function name and comments]
CVSS Metrics
- v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 4.7CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Trends
Current EPSS score: 0.09%• Percentile: 1%
Techniques & Countermeasures
- CWE-362•Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
The product contains a concurrent code sequence that requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence operating concurrently.
Affected Systems
- debian•linux
< 5.10.257-1 | < 6.1.170-1 | < 6.12.85-1 | < 6.19.11-1
- debian•linux-6.1
< 6.1.170-1~deb11u1
- ubuntu•linux
all | < 5.15.0-186.196 | < 6.8.0-136.136 | all
- ubuntu•linux-allwinner-5.19
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws
all | < 5.15.0-1112.119 | < 6.8.0-1061.64 | all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.0
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.11
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.13
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.15
< 5.15.0-1112.119~20.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.19
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.3
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.4
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.8
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-6.14
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-6.17
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-6.2
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-6.5
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-6.8
< 6.8.0-1061.64~22.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-aws-fips
all | < 5.15.0-1112.119+fips1 | < 6.8.0-1061.64+fips1
- ubuntu•linux-aws-hwe
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure
all | all | < 5.15.0-1117.126 | < 6.8.0-1063.71 | all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-4.15
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.11
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.13
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.15
< 5.15.0-1117.126~20.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.19
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.3
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.4
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.8
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-6.11
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-6.14
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-6.17
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-6.2
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-6.5
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-6.8
< 6.8.0-1063.71~22.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-azure-edge
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-fde
all | < 5.15.0-1117.126 | < 6.8.0-1062.69 | all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-fde-5.15
< 5.15.0-1117.126~20.04.2
- ubuntu•linux-azure-fde-5.19
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-fde-6.14
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-fde-6.2
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-fde-6.8
< 6.8.0-1062.69~22.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-azure-fips
all | < 5.15.0-1117.126+fips1 | < 6.8.0-1063.71+fips2
- ubuntu•linux-azure-nvidia
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-nvidia-6.14
all
- ubuntu•linux-bluefield
all | all | < 5.15.0-1096.98 | < 6.8.0-1028.33
- ubuntu•linux-fips
all | < 5.15.0-186.196+fips1 | < 6.8.0-136.136+fips2
- ubuntu•linux-gcp
all | all | < 5.15.0-1112.122 | < 6.8.0-1064.72 | all
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-4.15
all
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.11
all
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References (40)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/426ee10711586617da869c8bb798214965337617
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1acf5887c2bbaf998dc3fe32c72b7a8b84a3ddd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/722cfaf6b31d31123439e67b5deac6b1261a3dea
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ddcf4a245c1c5a91fdd9698757e3d95179ffe41
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b8c49ad888892ad7b77062b9c102b799a3e9b4f8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ad1997b9bc8032603df8f091761114479285769
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8bfb8414e9f2ce6f5f2f0e3d0da52f2d132128e7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c5e7f0fcd592801c9cc18f29f80fbee84eb8669
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-019113.html
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-31466
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-31466
- https://git.kernel.org/linus/4c5e7f0fcd592801c9cc18f29f80fbee84eb8669
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8567-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8574-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8575-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8576-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8574-2
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8595-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8596-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8575-2
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8576-2
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8597-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8595-2
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8606-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8607-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8608-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8609-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8575-3
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8610-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8574-3
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8595-3
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8619-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8620-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8620-2
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8620-3
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8620-4
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-31466
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8665-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8668-1