CVE-2026-31504

medium Red Hat
CVSS v3 Base Score
7.0
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Published: April 22, 2026 (22 days ago)
Last Modified: April 22, 2026
Vendor: Red Hat
Source: REDHAT

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. A race condition in the `packet_release()` function, specifically during a network device up (NETDEV_UP) event, can lead to a Use-After-Free (UAF) vulnerability. This occurs when a socket is re-registered into a fanout group's array, leaving a dangling pointer. A local attacker could potentially exploit this to cause memory corruption, which may result in a denial of service or privilege escalation.

CWE

CWE-364

Affected Products

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

References

🔗 bugzilla.redhat.com 🔗 www.cve.org 🔗 nvd.nist.gov 🔗 lore.kernel.org