Bug 2461449 (CVE-2026-31632)

Summary: CVE-2026-31632 kernel: rxrpc: Fix leak of rxgk context in rxgk_verify_response()
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A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's rxrpc component. The `rxgk_verify_response()` function fails to properly clean up the rxgk context it creates, leading to a memory leak. This vulnerability could potentially allow an attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by exhausting available memory resources.
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-04-24 15:02:08 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

rxrpc: Fix leak of rxgk context in rxgk_verify_response()

Fix rxgk_verify_response() to clean up the rxgk context it creates.