What is CVE-2026-31610?

CVE-2026-31610 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-04-24.

How severe is CVE-2026-31610?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2026-31610

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: fix mechToken leak when SPNEGO decode fails after token alloc The kernel ASN.1 BER decoder calls action callbacks incrementally as it walks the input. When ksmbd…

EPSS: 0.000 (6.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions fad4161b5cd01a24202234976ebbb133f7adc0b5, 5.15, 0
Linux Linux_kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-401 — Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

References

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-31610?: CVE-2026-31610 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-04-24.
How severe is CVE-2026-31610?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.