CVE-2026-31639

MEDIUM

rxrpc: Fix key reference count leak from call->key

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rxrpc: Fix key reference count leak from call->key When creating a client call in rxrpc_alloc_client_call(), the code obtains a reference to the key. This is never cleaned up and gets leaked when the call is destroyed. Fix this by freeing call->key in rxrpc_destroy_call(). Before the patch, it shows the key reference counter elevated: $ cat /proc/keys | grep afs@54321 1bffe9cd I--Q--i 8053480 4169w 3b010000 1000 1000 rxrpc afs@54321: ka $ After the patch, the invalidated key is removed when the code exits: $ cat /proc/keys | grep afs@54321 $

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0001
EPSS Percentile 2.3%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

Status published
Products (15)
Linux/Linux < 6.2
Linux/Linux 6.12.82 - 6.12.*
Linux/Linux 6.18.23 - 6.18.*
Linux/Linux 6.19.13 - 6.19.*
Linux/Linux 6.2
Linux/Linux 6.6.135 - 6.6.*
Linux/Linux 7.0
Linux/Linux f3441d4125fc98995858550a5521b8d7daf0504a - 2e6ef713b1598f6acd7f302fa6b12b6731c89914
Linux/Linux f3441d4125fc98995858550a5521b8d7daf0504a - 978108902ee4ef2b348ff7ec36ad014dc5bc6dc6
Linux/Linux f3441d4125fc98995858550a5521b8d7daf0504a - d666540d217e8d420544ebdfbadeedd623562733
... and 5 more
Published Apr 24, 2026
Tracked Since Apr 24, 2026