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CVE-2026-31670
CVE-2026-31670
PUBLISHED
CVSS 8.699999809265137 HIGH
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: rfkill: prevent unlimited numbers of rfkill events from being created Userspace can create an unlimited number of rfkill events if the system is so configured, while not consuming them from the rfkill file descriptor, causing a potential out of memory situation. Prevent this from bounding the number of pending rfkill events at a "large" number (i.e. 1000) to prevent abuses like this.
EPSS 0.02% · 3.4th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 4.0
8.699999809265137
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
EPSS Score
0.02%
3.4th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | 0, 0, 0 |
| Linux | Linux | 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 |
Timeline
- Apr 24, 2026 CVE Published
- Apr 24, 2026 Security Advisory
- Apr 27, 2026 Security Advisory
- May 18, 2026 EPSS Score
- May 19, 2026 EPSS Score
- May 20, 2026 EPSS Score
- May 21, 2026 EPSS Score
- May 22, 2026 EPSS Score
- May 23, 2026 EPSS Score
- May 24, 2026 EPSS Score
- May 25, 2026 EPSS Score
- May 26, 2026 EPSS Score
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4bcd1615a4e2a185ae9edd27b4143d7dfa7134f4 url
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b1e0c8d3ab58a0161db487bf5fc47adfcaf5d5ca url
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3842779547c83150569071d9980517cc9029fc0 url
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/673d2a3eef6e0ee9736501a150c9e4024a4e60a6 url
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/82843afc19012a29ba863961ef494165aa1a88f4 url
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a8c26800e0220e1550af012f5a20e50f5c78864d url
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/80ce4cb026f0a4c4532b6cad827b44debda6256a url
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea245d78dec594372e27d8c79616baf49e98a4a1 url
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-31670 advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2026/05/msg00004.html advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2026/05/msg00005.html advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2026/msg00154.html advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2026/msg00148.html advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2026/05/msg00051.html advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2026/05/msg00052.html advisory
- https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2026/suse-su-202622458-1 advisory
- https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2026/suse-su-202622511-1 advisory
- https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2026/suse-su-202622476-1 advisory
- https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2026/suse-su-202622460-1 advisory
- https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2026/suse-su-20262799-1 advisory
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