A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.19.10 and classified as critical. This affects the function free_old_xmit in the library lib/percpu_counter.c of the component virtio_net. The manipulation results in use after free.

This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2026-31469. The attack can only be performed from the local network. There is not any exploit available.

It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.