CVE-2026-31524
What it is
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: asus: avoid memory leak in asus_report_fixup() The asus_report_fixup() function was returning a newly allocated kmemdup()-allocated buffer, but never freeing it. Switch to devm_kzalloc() to ensure the memory is managed and freed automatically when the device is removed. The caller of report_fixup() does not take ownership of the returned pointer, but it is permitted to return a pointer whose lifetime is at least that of the input buffer. Also fix a harmless out-of-bounds read by copying only the original descriptor size.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.1% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 5.5 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.1% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-401
- Record status
- Analyzed
Affected
- Linux Kernel < 5.10.253
- Linux Kernel < 5.15.203
- Linux Kernel < 6.1.168
- Linux Kernel < 6.6.131
- Linux Kernel < 6.12.80
- Linux Kernel < 6.18.21
- Linux Kernel < 6.19.11
- Linux Kernel 7.0
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 5.5
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Is it in your code?
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Fix and advisories
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2bad24c17742fc88973d6aea526ce1353f5334a3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e4fe6b15c2f390c023b20d728b1a3fe7ea4f973
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/726765b43deb2b4723869d673cc5fc6f7a3b2059
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a6d6e4d8af044f94fa97e97af5ff2771e1fbebd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/84724ac4821a160d47b84289adf139023027bdbb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a41cc7c1668e44ff2c2d36f9a6353253ffc43e3c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ede95cfcab8064d9a08813fbd7ed42cea8843dcf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f20f17cffbe34fb330267e0f8084f5565f807444
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2bad24c17742fc88973d6aea526ce1353f5334a3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e4fe6b15c2f390c023b20d728b1a3fe7ea4f973
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/726765b43deb2b4723869d673cc5fc6f7a3b2059
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a6d6e4d8af044f94fa97e97af5ff2771e1fbebd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/84724ac4821a160d47b84289adf139023027bdbb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a41cc7c1668e44ff2c2d36f9a6353253ffc43e3c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ede95cfcab8064d9a08813fbd7ed42cea8843dcf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f20f17cffbe34fb330267e0f8084f5565f807444