CVE-2026-45887
af_unix: Fix memleak of newsk in unix_stream_connect().
CVSS Score
0.0
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
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().
| Vendor | linux |
| Product | linux |
| Ecosystems | |
| Industries | Technology |
| Published | May 27, 2026 |
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Affected Versions
Linux / Linux
fd0a109a0f6b7524543d17520da92a44a9f5343c < 365996a2b14d07caa9e33d367b67ea26c09d89b4 fd0a109a0f6b7524543d17520da92a44a9f5343c < a5d95d7caba0160fb7b2b8d2bd96d5a1be861d9f fd0a109a0f6b7524543d17520da92a44a9f5343c < 6884028cd7f275f8bcb854a347265cb1fb0e4bea
Linux / Linux
6.16