CVE-2026-31559

medium Red Hat
EPSS Score
0.0%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 94% most likely to be exploited
Published: April 24, 2026 (20 days ago)
Last Modified: April 24, 2026
Vendor: Red Hat
Source: REDHAT

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. During the system's initial startup, a critical error can occur if memory allocation fails while the system is reading CPU information. This is due to a missing check for empty or invalid data when duplicating strings, which can lead to a system crash, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS).

CWE

CWE-476

Affected Products

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

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