Vulnerability · Published May 6, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

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

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity use-after-free in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 42% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code. Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 58.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack tooling1Public PoC

Official 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.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
AlmaLinux:10kernel6.12.0-211.31.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:36541
AlmaLinux:9kernel5.14.0-687.23.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:36645
AlmaLinux:10kernel-64k6.12.0-211.31.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:36541
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k5.14.0-687.23.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:36645
AlmaLinux:10kernel-64k-core6.12.0-211.31.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:36541
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-core5.14.0-687.23.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:36645
AlmaLinux:10kernel-64k-debug6.12.0-211.31.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:36541
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-debug5.14.0-687.23.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:36645
AlmaLinux:10kernel-64k-debug-core6.12.0-211.31.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:36541
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AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-debug-devel5.14.0-687.23.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:36645
AlmaLinux:10kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched6.12.0-211.31.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:36541
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AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-debug-modules5.14.0-687.23.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:36645
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AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-64k6.12.0-211.31.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:36541
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AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-64k-debug5.14.0-687.23.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:36645
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-64k-debug-core6.12.0-211.31.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:36541
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-64k-debug-core5.14.0-687.23.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:36645
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-64k-debug-devel6.12.0-211.31.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:36541
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-64k-debug-devel5.14.0-687.23.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:36645
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules6.12.0-211.31.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:36541
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules5.14.0-687.23.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:36645
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules-core6.12.0-211.31.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:36541
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules-core5.14.0-687.23.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:36645
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules-extra6.12.0-211.31.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:36541
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules-extra5.14.0-687.23.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:36645
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-64k-devel6.12.0-211.31.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:36541
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-64k-devel5.14.0-687.23.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:36645
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-64k-modules6.12.0-211.31.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:36541
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-64k-modules5.14.0-687.23.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:36645
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AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-core6.12.0-211.31.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:36541
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-core5.14.0-687.23.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:36645
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-debug6.12.0-211.31.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:36541
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-debug5.14.0-687.23.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:36645
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-debug-core6.12.0-211.31.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:36541
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-debug-core5.14.0-687.23.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:36645
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AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-debug-modules5.14.0-687.23.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:36645
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-debug-modules-core6.12.0-211.31.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:36541
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-debug-modules-core5.14.0-687.23.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:36645
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AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra5.14.0-687.23.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:36645
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-devel6.12.0-211.31.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:36541
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-devel5.14.0-687.23.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:36645
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-modules6.12.0-211.31.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:36541
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AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-modules-extra6.12.0-211.31.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:36541
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AlmaLinux:10kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra6.12.0-211.31.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:36541
AlmaLinux:9kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra5.14.0-687.23.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:36645
AlmaLinux:10libperf6.12.0-211.31.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:36541
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AlmaLinux:10rtla6.12.0-211.31.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:36541
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Debian:13linux6.12.85-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-43074
Debian:14linux6.19.14-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-43074
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux5.15.0-186.196UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43074
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux6.8.0-136.136UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43074
Ubuntu:25.10linuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43074
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43074
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws5.15.0-1112.119UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43074
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws6.8.0-1061.64UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43074
Ubuntu:25.10linux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43074
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43074
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43074
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43074
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43074
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43074
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.86.8.0-1061.64~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43074
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure5.15.0-1117.126UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43074
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure6.8.0-1063.71UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43074
Ubuntu:25.10linux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43074
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43074
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43074
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43074
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43074
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43074
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.86.8.0-1063.71~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43074
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde5.15.0-1117.126UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43074
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde6.8.0-1062.69UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43074
Ubuntu:25.10linux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43074
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43074
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43074
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.86.8.0-1062.69~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43074
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43074
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp5.15.0-1112.122UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43074
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp6.8.0-1064.72UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43074
Ubuntu:25.10linux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43074
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43074
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43074
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43074
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43074
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43074
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43074
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.86.8.0-1064.72~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43074
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gke5.15.0-1108.114UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43074
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gke6.8.0-1059.67UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43074
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeop5.15.0-1095.103UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43074
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeop6.8.0-1046.50UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43074
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43074
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43074
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43074
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43074
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43074
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43074

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux f2451def095c1743adcfcb0cb5dadc86034e162a – before 902120be4f44947df6311002addc7faf69bdbff1a1f93804449d13f97dabd4b996817de4bf1ed67a – before a6d57084372161f86660bc4607784420e00efe2c58c9b016e12855286370dfb704c08498edbc857a – before a6566cd33f6f967a7651ebf2ce0dd31572e319cf58c9b016e12855286370dfb704c08498edbc857a – before 5b1173b165421561db29f30afc7e97d940a398a958c9b016e12855286370dfb704c08498edbc857a – before 7e8083f5eeedab0f460063b9c2c14c9a4e71a42758c9b016e12855286370dfb704c08498edbc857a – before ae0bb9c1fb7c2594519aeeb096cf2c3b7837b32258c9b016e12855286370dfb704c08498edbc857a – before 07712db80857d5d09ae08f3df85a708ecfc3b61f
Linux Linux 6.4

Weakness: CWE-416 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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