CVE-2026-31524
Published: April 23, 2026Last modified: April 23, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: asus: avoid memory leak in asus_report_fixup() The asus_report_fixup() function was returning a newly allocated kmemdup()-allocated buffer, but never freeing it. Switch to devm_kzalloc() to ensure the memory is managed and freed automatically when the device is removed. The caller of report_fixup() does not take ownership of the returned pointer, but it is permitted to return a pointer whose lifetime is at least that of the input buffer. Also fix a harmless out-of-bounds read by copying only the original descriptor size.
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/2bad24c17742fc88973d6aea526ce1353f5334a3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e4fe6b15c2f390c023b20d728b1a3fe7ea4f973
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/726765b43deb2b4723869d673cc5fc6f7a3b2059
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a6d6e4d8af044f94fa97e97af5ff2771e1fbebd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/84724ac4821a160d47b84289adf139023027bdbb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a41cc7c1668e44ff2c2d36f9a6353253ffc43e3c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ede95cfcab8064d9a08813fbd7ed42cea8843dcf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f20f17cffbe34fb330267e0f8084f5565f807444