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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-31714

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: f2fs: fix to avoid memory leak in f2fs_rename() syzbot reported a f2fs bug as below: BUG: memory le…

Published May 1, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · linux kernel

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-31714. EPSS is 0.16%. Act only if a listed version of linux kernel is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium5.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.16%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe linux/linux kernel

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: f2fs: fix to avoid memory leak in f2fs_rename() syzbot reported a f2fs bug as below: BUG: memory leak unreferenced object 0xffff888127f70830 (size 16): comm "syz.0.23", pid 6144, jiffies 4294943712 hex dump (first 16 bytes): 3c af 57 72 5b e6 8f ad 6e 8e fd 33 42 39 03 ff <.Wr[...n..3B9.. backtrace (crc 925f8a80): kmemleak_alloc_recursive include/linux/kmemleak.h:44 [inline] slab_post_alloc_hook mm/slub.c:4520 [inline] slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4844 [inline] __do_kmalloc_node mm/slub.c:5237 [inline] __kmalloc_noprof+0x3bd/0x560 mm/slub.c:5250 kmalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:954 [inline] fscrypt_setup_filename+0x15e/0x3b0 fs/crypto/fname.c:364 f2fs_setup_filename+0x52/0xb0 fs/f2fs/dir.c:143 f2fs_rename+0x159/0xca0 fs/f2fs/namei.c:961 f2fs_rename2+0xd5/0xf20 fs/f2fs/namei.c:1308 vfs_rename+0x7ff/0x1250 fs/namei.c:6026 filename_renameat2+0x4f4/0x660 fs/namei.c:6144 __do_sys_renameat2 fs/namei.c:6173 [inline] __se_sys_renameat2 fs/namei.c:6168 [inline] __x64_sys_renameat2+0x59/0x80 fs/namei.c:6168 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0xe2/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f The root cause is in commit 40b2d55e0452 ("f2fs: fix to create selinux label during whiteout initialization"), we added a call to f2fs_setup_filename() without a matching call to f2fs_free_filename(), fix it.

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  • cpe linux/linux kernel7.1

How to fix CVE-2026-31714

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-31714. EPSS is 0.16%. Act only if a listed version of linux kernel is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with linux/linux kernel 7.1. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-401: Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. EPSS 0.16%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 1, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: f2fs: fix to avoid memory leak in f2fs_rename() syzbot reported a f2fs bug as below: BUG: memory leak unreferenced object 0xffff888127f70830 (size 16): comm "syz.0.23", pid 6144, jiffies 4294943712 hex dump (first 16 bytes): 3c af 57 72 5b e6 8f ad 6e 8e fd 33 42 39 03 ff <.Wr[...n..3B9.. backtrace (crc 925f8a80): kmemleak_alloc_r

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: f2fs: fix to avoid memory leak in f2fs_rename() syzbot reported a f2fs bug as below: BUG: memory leak unreferenced object 0xffff888127f70830 (size 16): comm "syz.0.23", pid 6144, jiffies 4294943712 hex dump (first 16 bytes): 3c af 57 72 5b e6 8f ad 6e 8e fd 33 42 39 03 ff <.Wr[...n..3B9.. backtrace (crc 925f8a80): kmemleak_alloc_r

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-31714

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-31714

    30-day exploitation probability 0.2%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-31714

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: f2fs: fix to avoid memory leak in f2fs_rename() syzbot reported a f2fs bug as below: BUG: memory leak unreferenced object 0xffff888127f70830 (size 16): comm "syz.0.23", pid 6144, jiffies 4294943712 hex dum

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.