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CVE-2026-31785: Linux kernel · drm/xe/xe_pagefault: Disallow writes to read-only VMAs

Affects Linux kernelSource GCVE Database

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Not known to be exploited.

Data as of 12 Nov 2026, 03:18 UTC

Severity
Medium

Rated Medium by Threat Radar's AI analysis · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA

Thin evidence

One scorer or none

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 1 May 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 11 Nov 2026.

What to do

AI-suggested

A fix has been applied to the Linux kernel source code to address this issue. Users and administrators should update their Linux kernel to a version that includes this patch to mitigate the vulnerability.

Description

A vulnerability in the Linux kernel's drm/xe component allowed writes to read-only virtual memory areas (VMAs) due to insufficient checks in the page fault handler. This flaw has been resolved by adding code to reject write or atomic access to read-only VMAs in the xe_pagefault_service after VMA lookup.

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