Bug 2461517 (CVE-2026-31559)

Summary: CVE-2026-31559 kernel: LoongArch: Fix missing NULL checks for kstrdup()
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A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. During the system's initial startup, a critical error can occur if memory allocation fails while the system is reading CPU information. This is due to a missing check for empty or invalid data when duplicating strings, which can lead to a system crash, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS).
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-04-24 15:06:07 UTC
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.