CVE-2026-31529

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cxl/region: Fix leakage in __construct_region() Failing the first sysfs_update_group() needs to explicitly kfree the resource as it is too early for cxl_region_iomem_release() to do so.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/77b310bb7b5ff8c017524df83292e0242ba89791	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1b4741adf08b0063291ec1b0dfa9c3d55644933	Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc1::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc2::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc3::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc4::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc5::::::

History

28 Apr 2026, 17:57

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE		CWE-401
CPE		cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc1:::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc3:::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc2:::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc4:::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc5::::::
References	~~() https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/77b310bb7b5ff8c017524df83292e0242ba89791 -~~	() https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/77b310bb7b5ff8c017524df83292e0242ba89791 - Patch
References	~~() https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1b4741adf08b0063291ec1b0dfa9c3d55644933 -~~	() https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1b4741adf08b0063291ec1b0dfa9c3d55644933 - Patch
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 5.5
First Time		Linux Linux linux Kernel

22 Apr 2026, 14:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-04-22 14:16

Updated : 2026-06-17 10:33

NVD link : CVE-2026-31529

Mitre link : CVE-2026-31529

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-31529

JSON object : View

Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

CWE-401

Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

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