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.
History

Wed, 06 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-416

Wed, 06 May 2026 09:30:00 +0000

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Description 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.
Title eventpoll: defer struct eventpoll free to RCU grace period
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-06T07:21:58.210Z

Reserved: 2026-05-01T14:12:55.982Z

Link: CVE-2026-43074

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-05-06T10:16:20.343

Modified: 2026-05-06T10:16:20.343

Link: CVE-2026-43074

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Updated: 2026-05-06T11:45:03Z