Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-31639
Published: April 25, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU127753
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-31639
CWE-ID: CWE-772
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to a reference count leak in rxrpc_alloc_client_call() and rxrpc_destroy_call() when creating and destroying a client call. A local user can trigger client call creation to cause a denial of service.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-31639
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e6ef713b1598f6acd7f302fa6b12b6731c89914
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/978108902ee4ef2b348ff7ec36ad014dc5bc6dc6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d666540d217e8d420544ebdfbadeedd623562733
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e6b7943c5dc875647499da09bf4d50a8557ab0c3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1a7a3ab0f35f83cf11bba906b9e948cf3788c28