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Vulnerability ID

CVE-2026-31518

Memory leak in esp

ProductLinux kernel
CVSS 3.1Medium5.5
EPSS0.13%
Has public PoCNo
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Overview

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esp: fix skb leak with espintcp and async crypto When the TX queue for espintcp is full, esp_output_tail_tcp will return an error and not free the skb, because with synchronous crypto, the common xfrm output code will drop the packet for us.

CWE
CWE-401
Weakness
Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
Component
esp
Impact
Not stated
Published
2026-04-22
Fixed version
7.0

Risk factors

In-the-WildNot observed
CISA KEVNot listed
Public ExploitNone known
Ransomware useNone known

Severity

CVSS 3.1Only version published

5.5Medium

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Exploitability
Attack VectorLocal
ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
Impact
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh

EPSS

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

0.13%

SSVC

Stakeholder-specific vulnerability categorization

Not scored. CISA publishes an SSVC decision for a subset of CVEs.