CVE-2026-31639
rxrpc: Fix key reference count leak from call->key
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Apr 24, 2026
- Updated
- May 11, 2026
- Reserved
- Mar 9, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
rxrpc: Fix key reference count leak from call->key
When creating a client call in rxrpc_alloc_client_call(), the code obtains a reference to the key. This is never cleaned up and gets leaked when the call is destroyed.
Fix this by freeing call->key in rxrpc_destroy_call().
Before the patch, it shows the key reference counter elevated:
$ cat /proc/keys | grep afs@54321 1bffe9cd I--Q--i 8053480 4169w 3b010000 1000 1000 rxrpc afs@54321: ka $
After the patch, the invalidated key is removed when the code exits:
$ cat /proc/keys | grep afs@54321 $
Scores
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Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
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LinuxLinux |
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LinuxLinux |
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References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1a7a3ab0f35f83cf11bba906b9e948cf3788c28
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e6b7943c5dc875647499da09bf4d50a8557ab0c3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e6ef713b1598f6acd7f302fa6b12b6731c89914
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/978108902ee4ef2b348ff7ec36ad014dc5bc6dc6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d666540d217e8d420544ebdfbadeedd623562733
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