CVE•Published 2026-04-24•Modified 2026-04-29•1 article on news•6 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-31609Linux · Linux_kernel
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CVSS v3.1
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
13
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 87% of all CVEs
Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: client: avoid double-free in smbd_free_send_io() after smbd_send_batch_flush() smbd_send_batch_flush() already calls smbd_free_send_io(), so we should not call it again after smbd_post_send() moved it to the batch list.
Timeline
Published 2026-04-24
Modified 2026-04-29
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Known PoCs on GitHub
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