CVE-2026-43074eventpoll: defer struct eventpoll free to RCU grace period
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: eventpoll: defer struct eventpoll free to RCU grace period In certain situations, ep_free() in eventpoll.c will kfree the epi->ep eventpoll struct while it still being used by another concurrent thread. Defer the kfree() to an RCU callback to prevent UAF.
- CVSS
- 7.8 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- Not given
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Linux
- NVD analysis
- Modified
- Record last updated
- Oct 16, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name) | from f2451def095c1743adcfcb0cb5dadc86034e162a before 902120be4f44947df6311002addc7faf69bdbff1; from a1f93804449d13f97dabd4b996817de4bf1ed67a before a6d57084372161f86660bc4607784420e00efe2c; from 58c9b016e12855286370dfb704c08498edbc857a before a6566cd33f6f967a7651ebf2ce0dd31572e319cf; 58c9b016e12855286370dfb704c08498edbc857a builds before 5b1173b165421561db29f30afc7e97d940a398a9; 58c9b016e12855286370dfb704c08498edbc857a builds before 7e8083f5eeedab0f460063b9c2c14c9a4e71a427; from 58c9b016e12855286370dfb704c08498edbc857a before ae0bb9c1fb7c2594519aeeb096cf2c3b7837b322; from 58c9b016e12855286370dfb704c08498edbc857a before 07712db80857d5d09ae08f3df85a708ecfc3b61f | CNA record |
Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystem siemens:simatic_s7_1500_tm_mfp_gnu_linux_subsystem (from the name) | all versions | CISA ADP |
linux linux_kernel linux:linux_kernel | from 6.4.1 before 6.6.136; from 6.7 before 6.12.83; from 6.13 before 6.18.24; from 6.19 before 6.19.14; 6.4; 7.0; 7.0; 7.0; and 4 more ranges | NVD |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/902120be4f44947df6311002addc7faf69bdbff1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a6d57084372161f86660bc4607784420e00efe2c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a6566cd33f6f967a7651ebf2ce0dd31572e319cfpatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5b1173b165421561db29f30afc7e97d940a398a9patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e8083f5eeedab0f460063b9c2c14c9a4e71a427patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae0bb9c1fb7c2594519aeeb096cf2c3b7837b322patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/07712db80857d5d09ae08f3df85a708ecfc3b61fpatch
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-784472.html
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