CVE-2026-56906CWE-362
CVE-2026-56906
High · published October 6, 2026
What it is
In ep_free of eventpoll.c, there is a possible use-after-free due to a race condition. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
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Technical detail
- CVSS v3.1
- 7.0 · HIGH
- Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS v4.0
- Not supplied
- EPSS
- 0.00054 · 0.0th percentile
- Weakness
- CWE-362 · Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
- Published
- 2026-10-06T23:18Z
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