CVE-2026-31520
Published: April 23, 2026Last modified: April 23, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: apple: avoid memory leak in apple_report_fixup() The apple_report_fixup() function was returning a newly kmemdup()-allocated buffer, but never freeing it. The caller of report_fixup() does not take ownership of the returned pointer, but it *is* permitted to return a sub-portion of the input rdesc, whose lifetime is managed by the caller.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 5.5 |
| Attack Vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | LOW |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | NONE |
| Integrity impact | NONE |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | linux-lts | Fixed (6.1.168-r0) |
| 25 LTS | linux-lts | Fixed (6.12.80-r0) | |
| Stream | linux-lts | Fixed (6.12.80-r0) |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/239c15116d80f67d32f00acc34575f1a6b699613
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2635d0c715f3fb177e0f80ecd5fa48feb6bf3884
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/31860c3f7ac66ab897a8c90dc4e74fa17ca0b624
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/be1a341c161430282acdfe2ac99b413271575cf1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e2f090aeb7b9930a964e151910f4d45b04c8a7e5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e652ebd29928181c3e6820e303da25873e9917d4