Improper Update of Reference Count Affecting perf package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.01% (3rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL9-PERF-16266451
  • published25 Apr 2026
  • disclosed24 Apr 2026

Introduced: 24 Apr 2026

NewCVE-2026-31634  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-911  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for RHEL:9 perf.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream perf package and not the perf 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:

rxrpc: fix reference count leak in rxrpc_server_keyring()

This patch fixes a reference count leak in rxrpc_server_keyring() by checking if rx->securities is already set.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1