CVE-2026-31434
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's btrfs filesystem. When sub-groups for space information are created, associated kobject names are allocated. However, these names are not properly released when the sub-groups are removed, leading to a memory leak. A local user could exploit this vulnerability by repeatedly triggering the allocation and removal of these sub-groups, potentially causing system resource exhaustion and a denial of service.
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Availability
Technical Impact: DoS: Resource Consumption (Memory); DoS: Resource Consumption (Other)
An adversary that can cause a resource counter to become inaccurate may be able to create situations where resources are not accounted for and not released, thus causing resources to become scarce for future needs.
Availability
Technical Impact: DoS: Crash, Exit, or Restart
An adversary that can cause a resource counter to become inaccurate may be able to force an error that causes the product to crash or exit out of its current operation.
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