CVE-2026-43074
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.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Linux kernel Affected 3 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | Affected | โ |
| 6.4 | Affected | โ |
| โ | Affected | 6.6.136 |
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| โ | Affected | โ |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 6.12.85-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 6.19.14-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 6.19.14-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 0 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 0 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| gcp | | |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/07712db80857d5d09ae08f3df85a708ecfc3b61f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5b1173b165421561db29f30afc7e97d940a398a9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e8083f5eeedab0f460063b9c2c14c9a4e71a427
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a6566cd33f6f967a7651ebf2ce0dd31572e319cf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae0bb9c1fb7c2594519aeeb096cf2c3b7837b322
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-43074.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-43074
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/902120be4f44947df6311002addc7faf69bdbff1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a6d57084372161f86660bc4607784420e00efe2c
CWEs
CWE-401
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.