CVE-2026-43074
eventpoll: defer struct eventpoll free to RCU grace period
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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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
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Patch and advisory references
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a6566cd33f6f967a7651ebf2ce0dd31572e319cf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5b1173b165421561db29f30afc7e97d940a398a9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e8083f5eeedab0f460063b9c2c14c9a4e71a427
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae0bb9c1fb7c2594519aeeb096cf2c3b7837b322
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/07712db80857d5d09ae08f3df85a708ecfc3b61f
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