Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-89531
Published: September 12, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU149282
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-89531
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to improper resource management in the svcrdma handle_connect_req() connection handler when transport allocation fails while processing connection requests. A remote attacker can send repeated connection attempts during memory pressure to cause a denial of service.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2026-89531
Install security update from vendor's repository.