CVE-2026-31589

Critical

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm: call ->free_folio() directly in folio_unmap_invalidate() We can only call filemap_free_folio() if we have a reference to (or hold a lock on) the mapping. Otherwise, we've already removed the folio from the mapping so it no longer pins the mapping and the mapping can be removed, causing a use-after-free when accessing mapping->a_ops. Follow the same pattern as __remove_mapping() and load the free_folio function pointer before dropping the lock on the mapping. That lets us make filemap_free_folio() static as this was the only caller outside filemap.c.

SeverityCritical
CVSS9.8
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedApr 24, 2026
First seenApr 24, 2026

How to fix

Update
  • linux linux_kernel6.19.14, 7.0.1 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernel6.14 ≤ v < 6.19.14, 7.0 ≤ v < 7.0.16.19.14, 7.0.1

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