CVE-2026-43074 HIGH

CVE-2026-43074: eventpoll: defer struct eventpoll free to RCU grace period

Vendor Linux
Product Linux
Published May 6, 2026
Last update June 1, 2026

CVSS base score

7.8/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

May 6, 2026 CVE published
June 1, 2026 Record updated