CVE-2026-31760
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gpib: lpvo_usb: fix memory leak on disconnect The driver iterates over the registered USB interfaces during GPIB attach and takes a reference to their USB devices until a match is found. These references are never released which leads to a memory leak when devices are disconnected. Fix the leak by dropping the unnecessary references.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
✚ Propose a mitigation on Community → Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 0 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 0 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 6.19.12-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 6.19.12-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 0 |
| linux-kernel | affected | 6.18.22 | |
| linux-kernel | 7.0 | affected | |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21f942879f86108b300a23683e67483f8c358fc7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5cefb52c1af6f69ea719e42788f6ec6a087eb74c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/706f4fe2dacc95d65e7c8dff321711f024bb8d20
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-31760.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-31760
CWEs
CWE-401
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.