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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: rfkill: prevent unlimited numbers of rfkill events from being created Userspace can create an unlimited number of rfkill events if the system is so configured, while not consuming them from the rfkill file descriptor, causing a potential out of memory situation. Prevent this from bounding the number of pending rfkill events at a "large" number (i.e. 1000) to prevent abuses like this.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-03-09 | Published 2026-04-24 | Updated 2026-04-25 | Assigner Linux

Product status

Default status
unaffected

c64fb01627e24725d1f9d535e4426475a4415753 (git) before 4bcd1615a4e2a185ae9edd27b4143d7dfa7134f4
affected

c64fb01627e24725d1f9d535e4426475a4415753 (git) before b1e0c8d3ab58a0161db487bf5fc47adfcaf5d5ca
affected

c64fb01627e24725d1f9d535e4426475a4415753 (git) before e3842779547c83150569071d9980517cc9029fc0
affected

c64fb01627e24725d1f9d535e4426475a4415753 (git) before 673d2a3eef6e0ee9736501a150c9e4024a4e60a6
affected

c64fb01627e24725d1f9d535e4426475a4415753 (git) before 82843afc19012a29ba863961ef494165aa1a88f4
affected

c64fb01627e24725d1f9d535e4426475a4415753 (git) before a8c26800e0220e1550af012f5a20e50f5c78864d
affected

c64fb01627e24725d1f9d535e4426475a4415753 (git) before 80ce4cb026f0a4c4532b6cad827b44debda6256a
affected

c64fb01627e24725d1f9d535e4426475a4415753 (git) before ea245d78dec594372e27d8c79616baf49e98a4a1
affected

Default status
affected

2.6.31
affected

Any version before 2.6.31
unaffected

5.10.253 (semver)
unaffected

5.15.203 (semver)
unaffected

6.1.169 (semver)
unaffected

6.6.135 (semver)
unaffected

6.12.82 (semver)
unaffected

6.18.23 (semver)
unaffected

6.19.13 (semver)
unaffected

7.0 (original_commit_for_fix)
unaffected

References

git.kernel.org/...c/4bcd1615a4e2a185ae9edd27b4143d7dfa7134f4

git.kernel.org/...c/b1e0c8d3ab58a0161db487bf5fc47adfcaf5d5ca

git.kernel.org/...c/e3842779547c83150569071d9980517cc9029fc0

git.kernel.org/...c/673d2a3eef6e0ee9736501a150c9e4024a4e60a6

git.kernel.org/...c/82843afc19012a29ba863961ef494165aa1a88f4

git.kernel.org/...c/a8c26800e0220e1550af012f5a20e50f5c78864d

git.kernel.org/...c/80ce4cb026f0a4c4532b6cad827b44debda6256a

git.kernel.org/...c/ea245d78dec594372e27d8c79616baf49e98a4a1

cve.org (CVE-2026-31670)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2026-31670)

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