PT-2026-34345 · Linux+2 · Linux Kernel+2

CVE-2026-31440

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Published

2026-02-25

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Updated

2026-08-30

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

VectorAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description A memory leak occurs in the dmaengine idxd component during the device removal process. When a device is reset, configuration registers return to their default state of zero. The driver fails to deallocate event log memory because it checks if event log support was enabled before performing the deallocation, a check that fails after a reset. The issue is related to the validation of the idxd->evl variable.
Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Resource Exhaustion

Allocation of Resources Without Limits

Improper Resource Release

Memory Leak

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Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

BDU:2026-12513
CVE-2026-31440
OESA-2026-2869
OESA-2026-3157
OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1
SUSE-SU-2026:23066-1
SUSE-SU-2026:23068-1
SUSE-SU-2026:23193-1
SUSE-SU-2026:23194-1
SUSE-SU-2026:23221-1
SUSE-SU-2026:23231-1
SUSE-SU-2026:23237-1
SUSE-SU-2026:23241-1
SUSE-SU-2026:23244-1
SUSE-SU-2026:3130-1
SUSE-SU-2026:3166-1
USN-8567-1
USN-8574-1
USN-8574-2
USN-8574-3
USN-8595-1
USN-8595-2
USN-8595-3
USN-8596-1
USN-8606-1
USN-8607-1
USN-8608-1
USN-8609-1
USN-8619-1
USN-8665-1

Affected Products

Linuxmint
Linux Kernel
Ubuntu