PT-2026-34425 · Linux+2 · Linux Kernel+2

CVE-2026-31520

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Published

2026-02-19

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Updated

2026-08-25

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 exists in the apple report fixup() function. The function returns a buffer allocated via kmemdup(), but this buffer is never freed. The caller of report fixup() does not take ownership of the returned pointer, leading to the leak.
Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Memory Leak

Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime

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Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

AZL-83285
BDU:2026-12548
CVE-2026-31520
ECHO-DFDB-65A8-B7AB
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