Improper Update of Reference Count Affecting kernel-devel-matched package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.02% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL9-KERNELDEVELMATCHED-16266476
  • published25 Apr 2026
  • disclosed24 Apr 2026

Introduced: 24 Apr 2026

NewCVE-2026-31604  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-911  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for RHEL:9 kernel-devel-matched.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-devel-matched package and not the kernel-devel-matched package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

wifi: rtw88: fix device leak on probe failure

Driver core holds a reference to the USB interface and its parent USB device while the interface is bound to a driver and there is no need to take additional references unless the structures are needed after disconnect.

This driver takes a reference to the USB device during probe but does not to release it on all probe errors (e.g. when descriptor parsing fails).

Drop the redundant device reference to fix the leak, reduce cargo culting, make it easier to spot drivers where an extra reference is needed, and reduce the risk of further memory leaks.

CVSS Base Scores

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