CVE-2026-59042

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Description

In __pkvm_pages_to_ppages of mmu.c, there is a possible out-of-bounds write due to a race condition. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Severity

Not scored

CVSS score

Not available

Vulnerability status

Received

Source identifier

[email protected]

Published

2026-11-02 20:17:57.477000

Last modified

2026-11-02 20:17:57.477000

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{
  "id": "CVE-2026-59042",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-11-02T20:17:57.477",
  "lastModified": "2026-11-02T20:17:57.477",
  "vulnStatus": "Received",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "In __pkvm_pages_to_ppages of mmu.c, there is a possible out-of-bounds write due to a race condition. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation."
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "Google",
          "product": "Android",
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "versions": [
            {
              "version": "Android kernel",
              "status": "affected"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "metrics": {},
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://android.googlesource.com/kernel/common/+/1569a00286640e452ce917ee8b3cec04c5cc3715",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://android.googlesource.com/kernel/common/+/382cffbd3842b64260993d2438926a9f2a0a447e",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/2026/2026-11-01",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    }
  ]
}