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.
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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 |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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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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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-05-06T11:45:03Z