CVE-2026-31621
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Publication date: 2026-04-24

Last updated on: 2026-04-28

Assigner: kernel.org

Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bnge: return after auxiliary_device_uninit() in error path When auxiliary_device_add() fails, the error block calls auxiliary_device_uninit() but does not return. The uninit drops the last reference and synchronously runs bnge_aux_dev_release(), which sets bd->auxr_dev = NULL and frees the underlying object. The subsequent bd->auxr_dev->net = bd->netdev then dereferences NULL, which is not a good thing to have happen when trying to clean up from an error. Add the missing return, as the auxiliary bus documentation states is a requirement (seems that LLM tools read documentation better than humans do...)
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Published
2026-04-24
Last Modified
2026-04-28
Generated
2026-05-07
EPSS Evaluated
2026-05-05
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Affected Vendors & Products
Showing 2 associated CPEs
Vendor Product Version / Range
linux linux_kernel From 6.19 (inc) to 6.19.14 (exc)
linux linux_kernel From 7.0 (inc) to 7.0.1 (exc)
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CWE ID Description
CWE-908 The product uses or accesses a resource that has not been initialized.
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