Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime Affecting kernel-doc package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.12% (3rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL10-KERNELDOC-16176342
  • published10 Aug 2026
  • disclosed22 Apr 2026

Introduced: 22 Apr 2026

CVE-2026-31461  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-772  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for RHEL:10 kernel-doc.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-doc package and not the kernel-doc package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

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)

CVSS Base Scores

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