CVE-2026-45887
CVE.org · Published
- Record status
- Published
- Identifier year (not publication year)
- 2026
- Source publication
- Source updated
- Imported by cveboard
- Source snapshot
- cve_2026-10-24_midnight_baseline ·
CNA source text (English)
af_unix: Fix memleak of newsk in unix_stream_connect().
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().
Scoped product and version facts
Fix information unknown; no fixed version is derived here. Missing information does not prove that no fix exists.
Exploitation unknown; this catalogue does not assess exploitation.
Linux
- Vendor
- Linux
- Product
- Linux
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
unaffected
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| fd0a109a0f6b7524543d17520da92a44a9f5343c | affected | git | 365996a2b14d07caa9e33d367b67ea26c09d89b4 | Unavailable | None listed |
| fd0a109a0f6b7524543d17520da92a44a9f5343c | affected | git | a5d95d7caba0160fb7b2b8d2bd96d5a1be861d9f | Unavailable | None listed |
| fd0a109a0f6b7524543d17520da92a44a9f5343c | affected | git | 6884028cd7f275f8bcb854a347265cb1fb0e4bea | Unavailable | None listed |
Linux
- Vendor
- Linux
- Product
- Linux
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
affected
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.16 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| 0 | unaffected | semver | 6.16 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 6.18.14 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 6.18.* | None listed |
| 6.19.4 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 6.19.* | None listed |
| 7.0 | unaffected | original_commit_for_fix | Unavailable | * | None listed |