CVE-2026-31461
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CVE-2026-31461 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Fix drm_edid leak in amdgpu_dm [WHAT] When a sink is connected, aconnector->drm_edid was overwritten without freeing the previous allocation, causing a memory leak on resume. [HOW] Free the previous drm_edid before updating it. (cherry picked from commit 52024a94e7111366141cfc5d888b2ef011f879e5). EPSS estimates a 0.12% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Fix drm_edid leak in amdgpu_dm [WHAT] When a sink is connected, aconnector->drm_edid was overwritten without freeing the previous allocation, causing a memory leak on resume. [HOW] Free the previous drm_edid before updating it. (cherry picked from commit 52024a94e7111366141cfc5d888b2ef011f879e5)
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 6.13, < 6.18.21 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 6.19, < 6.19.11 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | 7.0 | Rc1 |
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- Status
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