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CVE-2026-45887
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2026-05-27T14:17:02.713 · Last modified 2026-06-25T21:13:24.180

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: af_unix: Fix memleak of newsk in unix_stream_connect(). When prepare_peercred() fails in unix_stream_connect(), unix_release_sock() is not called for newsk, and the memory is leaked. Let's move prepare_peercred() before unix_create1().

Affected products

linux — linux_kernel

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