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CVE-2026-31664

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xfrm: clear trailing padding in build_polexpire()

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xfrm: clear trailing padding in build_polexpire() build_expire() clears the trailing padding bytes of struct xfrm_user_expire after setting the hard field via memset_after(), but the analogous function build_polexpire() does not do this for struct xfrm_user_polexpire. The padding bytes after the __u8 hard field are left uninitialized from the heap allocation, and are then sent to userspace via netlink multicast to XFRMNLGRP_EXPIRE listeners, leaking kernel heap memory contents. Add the missing memset_after() call, matching build_expire().

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 0.00014
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linux kernel>= 2.6.12.1 and < 6.1.169
linux kernel>= 6.2 and < 6.6.135
linux kernel>= 6.7 and < 6.12.82
linux kernel>= 6.13 and < 6.18.23
linux kernel>= 6.19 and < 6.19.13
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5.5
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.1 · 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
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Network Adjacent Local Physical
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None Required
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Unchanged Changed
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None Low High
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None Low High
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None Low High
Published to NVD24 Apr 2026 · 03:16 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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