What is CVE-2026-31632?

CVE-2026-31632 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-2026-31632?

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

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2026-31632

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rxrpc: Fix leak of rxgk context in rxgk_verify_response() Fix rxgk_verify_response() to clean up the rxgk context it creates.

EPSS: 0.001 (2.2th 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 9d1d2b59341f58126a69b51f9f5f8ccb9f12e54a, 6.16, 0
Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.16, 7.0

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)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-31632?: CVE-2026-31632 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-2026-31632?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.