CVE-2026-31670

NameCVE-2026-31670
DescriptionIn 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.
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Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
linux (PTS)bullseye5.10.223-1vulnerable
bullseye (security)5.10.251-1vulnerable
bookworm6.1.159-1vulnerable
bookworm (security)6.1.164-1vulnerable
trixie6.12.73-1vulnerable
trixie (security)6.12.74-2vulnerable
forky, sid6.19.13-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
linuxsource(unstable)6.19.13-1

Notes

https://git.kernel.org/linus/ea245d78dec594372e27d8c79616baf49e98a4a1 (7.0)

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