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CVE-2026-31441 MEDIUM

Published: 2026-04-22 | Last Modified: 2026-07-14 | Status: Modified

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dmaengine: idxd: Fix memory leak when a wq is reset idxd_wq_disable_cleanup() which is called from the reset path for a workqueue, sets the wq type to NONE, which for other parts of the driver mean that the wq is empty (all its resources were released). Only set the wq type to NONE after its resources are released.

CVSS Metrics

Base Score: 5.5 (MEDIUM)

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack VectorLOCAL
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredLOW
User InteractionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
Confidentiality ImpactNONE
Integrity ImpactNONE
Availability ImpactHIGH

Source: [email protected]

Type: Primary

Exploitability Score: 1.8

Impact Score: 3.6

Weaknesses

Source Type Description
[email protected] Primary
en CWE-401

Affected Products

Vendor Product Version Update Type
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7d23beb84640> Operating System
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7d24246e78c0> Operating System
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7d236440c100> Operating System
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7d23a52f5f80> Operating System
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7d23a52f7a00> Operating System
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7d23a52f6080> Operating System
linux linux_kernel 5.8 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7d246015ae40> Operating System
linux linux_kernel 5.8 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7d23beb87100> Operating System
linux linux_kernel 5.8 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7d2424651ec0> Operating System
linux linux_kernel 7.0 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7d23a52f7640> Operating System
linux linux_kernel 7.0 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7d23beb87840> Operating System
linux linux_kernel 7.0 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7d236440c840> Operating System
linux linux_kernel 7.0 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7d24246e6f00> Operating System
linux linux_kernel 7.0 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7d23beb86880> Operating System

Affected Configurations

Operator: OR

Vulnerable CPE
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.8:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.8:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.8:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*

References

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