VulnerabilityAnalyzed
CVE-2026-31559
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: LoongArch: Fix missing NULL checks for kstrdup() 1.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.12%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.12%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: LoongArch: Fix missing NULL checks for kstrdup() 1. Replace "of_find_node_by_path("/")" with "of_root" to avoid multiple calls to "of_node_put()". 2. Fix a potential kernel oops during early boot when memory allocation fails while parsing CPU model from device tree.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.12% probability · 2th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-476
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a28daa9b7d7c2ddf2c722e9e95d7e0928bf0cd1Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e7fde2c551f86e6c3de3fd7a9b1f52806ac8db0Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1da957c25cf751a2dce8fb7777f82ccbac0cb3ePatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b61a309743322fb57fb9afa9aa3495ac758e4f5ePatch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.