CVE-2026-31500: Software Security Vulnerability Vulnerability
HIGHCVE-2026-31500 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.8) security vulnerability vulnerability (CWE-416: Use After Free) affecting Software libraries in the Maven ecosystem. The weakness occurs when the product reuses or references memory after it has been freed. at some point afterward, the memory may be allocated again and saved in another pointer, while the original pointer references a location somewhere within the new allocation. any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.. Remediation is available in the latest vendor maintenance releases.
CVE-2026-31500 at a Glance
Security Impact
CVSS: 7.8
The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
How to Fix CVE-2026-31500
To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Software dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.
Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release:
mvn dependency:treeHow to Check if You Are Affected
To determine whether your Java application is affected by CVE-2026-31500, inspect your build dependencies using the Maven Dependency Plugin:
mvn dependency:treeAnalyze the terminal output to locate any version of Software in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than the patched release), your application is affected.
Note: The mvn dependency:tree command inspects the resolved dependency graph declared in your project's POM files; it does not perform automated security scanning or inspect runtime dynamic classpaths. Always verify runtime container classpaths and shaded JARs.
Technical Details
Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis
This vulnerability is classified under CWE-416: Use After Free, where the product reuses or references memory after it has been freed. at some point afterward, the memory may be allocated again and saved in another pointer, while the original pointer references a location somewhere within the new allocation. any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer. In Software, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.
Source Advisory Statement
References
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Machine-readable OSV JSON
OSV v1.5 Schema
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"modified" : "2026-10-15T03:35:37Z",
"published" : "2026-04-22T15:31:43Z",
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"details" : "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nBluetooth: btintel: serialize btintel_hw_error() with hci_req_sync_lock\n\nbtintel_hw_error() issues two __hci_cmd_sync() calls (HCI_OP_RESET\nand Intel exception-info retrieval) without holding\nhci_req_sync_lock(). This lets it race against\nhci_dev_do_close() -> btintel_shutdown_combined(), which also runs\n__hci_cmd_sync() under the same lock. When both paths manipulate\nhdev->req_status/req_rsp concurrently, the close path may free the\nresponse skb first, and the still-running hw_error path hits a\nslab-use-after-free in kfree_skb().\n\nWrap the whole recovery sequence in hci_req_sync_lock/unlock so it\nis serialized with every other synchronous HCI command issuer.\n\nBelow is the data race report and the kasan report:\n\n BUG: data-race in __hci_cmd_sync_sk / btintel_shutdown_combined\n\n read of hdev->req_rsp at net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c:199\n by task kworker/u17:1/83:\n __hci_cmd_sync_sk+0x12f2/0x1c30 net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c:200\n __hci_cmd_sync+0x55/0x80 net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c:223\n btintel_hw_error+0x114/0x670 drivers/bluetooth/btintel.c:254\n hci_error_reset+0x348/0xa30 net/bluetooth/hci_core.c:1030\n\n write/free by task ioctl/22580:\n btintel_shutdown_combined+0xd0/0x360\n drivers/bluetooth/btintel.c:3648\n hci_dev_close_sync+0x9ae/0x2c10 net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c:5246\n hci_dev_do_close+0x232/0x460 net/bluetooth/hci_core.c:526\n\n BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in\n sk_skb_reason_drop+0x43/0x380 net/core/skbuff.c:1202\n Read of size 4 at addr ffff888144a738dc\n by task kworker/u17:1/83:\n __hci_cmd_sync_sk+0x12f2/0x1c30 net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c:200\n __hci_cmd_sync+0x55/0x80 net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c:223\n btintel_hw_error+0x186/0x670 drivers/bluetooth/btintel.c:260",
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