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CVE-2026-43074

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.48%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2026-05-06 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8. It affects Linux.

CVE
CVE-2026-43074
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
0.48%
Linux

Original NVD 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.

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