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VulnerabilityCVE-2026-31580

Linux kernel: bcache: fix cached_dev.sb_bio use-after-free and crash

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bcache: fix cached_dev.

At a glance

Exploited
Not known
Severity
7.8 High (CVSS 3.1)
Chance of exploitation
Not estimated
Sources
1 source

What to do

Check the vendor advisory for affected versions and fixes.

Read NVD CVE-2026-31580 (opens a new tab)

What happened

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

bcache: fix cached_dev.sb_bio use-after-free and crash

In our production environment, we have received multiple crash reports regarding libceph, which have caught our attention:

[6888366.280350] Call Trace:
[6888366.280452]  blk_update_request+0x14e/0x370
[6888366.280561]  blk_mq_end_request+0x1a/0x130
[6888366.280671]  rbd_img_handle_request+0x1a0/0x1b0 [rbd]
[6888366.280792]  rbd_obj_handle_request+0x32/0x40 [rbd]
[6888366.280903]  __complete_request+0x22/0x70 [libceph]
[6888366.281032]  osd_dispatch+0x15e/0xb40 [libceph]
[6888366.281164]  ? inet_recvmsg+0x5b/0xd0
[6888366.281272]  ? ceph_tcp_recvmsg+0x6f/0xa0 [libceph]
[6888366.281405]  ceph_con_process_message+0x79/0x140 [libceph]
[6888366.281534]  ceph_con_v1_try_read+0x5d7/0xf30 [libceph]
[6888366.281661]  ceph_con_workfn+0x329/0x680 [libceph]
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After analyzing the coredump file, we found that the address of dc->sb_bio has been freed. We know that cached_dev is only freed when it is stopped.

Since sb_bio is a part of struct cached_dev, rather than an alloc every time. If the device is stopped while writing to the superblock, the released address will be accessed at endio.

This patch hopes to wait for sb_write to complete in cached_dev_free.

It should be noted that we analyzed the cause of the problem, then tell all details to the QWEN and adopted the modifications it made.

Scores and how they were measured

CVSS base severity

7.8

Version 3.1As of

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

Measurement source (opens a new tab)

How bad it is if exploited. Not a prediction of exploitation or proof you are exposed.

EPSS probability

Not available

A model's estimate of exploitation in the next 30 days, not certainty or your own risk.

Related technology

Sources

  1. Primary source

    NVD CVE-2026-31580 (opens a new tab)

    NVD record: description, CVSS (the CNA score is preferred), affected products, and publication date. Not evidence of exploitation.

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  2. Primary source

    NVD CVE API 2.0 (opens a new tab)

    The NVD API page that supplied this CVE record.

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  3. Primary source

    NVD CVE API 2.0 (opens a new tab)

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    Published Date not suppliedChecked

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APA

KEVWire. (2026, November 5). Linux kernel: bcache: fix cached_dev.sb_bio use-after-free and crash (CVE-2026-31580). https://kevwire.com/record/CVE-2026-31580

MLA

"Linux kernel: bcache: fix cached_dev.sb_bio use-after-free and crash (CVE-2026-31580)." KEVWire, 5 Nov. 2026, kevwire.com/record/CVE-2026-31580.

Chicago

KEVWire. "Linux kernel: bcache: fix cached_dev.sb_bio use-after-free and crash (CVE-2026-31580)." Last modified November 5, 2026. https://kevwire.com/record/CVE-2026-31580.

Evidence summary (plain text)

Linux kernel: bcache: fix cached_dev.sb_bio use-after-free and crash (Apr 24, 2026).
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

bcache: fix cached_dev.sb_bio use-after-free and crash

In our production environment, we have received multiple crash reports
regarding libceph, which have caught our attention:

After analyzing the coredump file, we found that the address of
dc->sb_bio has been freed. We know that cached_dev is only freed when it
is stopped.

Since sb_bio is a part of struct cached_dev, rather than an alloc every
time.  If the device is stopped while writing to the superblock, the
released address will be accessed at endio.
CVSS 7.8 (version 3.1; evidence as of Nov 5, 2026; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-31580).
Sources:
NVD CVE-2026-31580: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-31580
NVD CVE API 2.0: https://services.nvd.nist.gov/rest/json/cves/2.0?lastModStartDate=2026-11-05T21:26:36.106Z&lastModEndDate=2026-11-05T23:10:57.358Z&resultsPerPage=500&startIndex=500
NVD CVE API 2.0: https://services.nvd.nist.gov/rest/json/cves/2.0?lastModStartDate=2026-11-05T20:51:23.450Z&lastModEndDate=2026-11-05T22:25:57.582Z&resultsPerPage=500&startIndex=1000
Record ID: CVE-2026-31580.
Record origin: Ingested record.
AI evidence: Not assessed.
Known exploitation: Not assessed.
Zero-day status: Not assessed. KEV membership alone does not establish zero-day status.
About this data

This record was ingested from a data source. Retrieved: Nov 5, 2026, 23:10 UTC. Ingestion is not an independent editorial investigation.

NVD status: Modified. Publication in the NVD is not evidence of exploitation.

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