CVE-2026-56906CWE-362

CVE-2026-56906

High · published October 6, 2026

CVSS v3.1
7.0
EPSS
0%
Percentile
0.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
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.

The record
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
References (1)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 08 OCT 03:31Z
    EPSS moved — → 0%
    epss
  • 06 OCT 18:20Z
    In ep_free of eventpoll.c, there is a possible use-after-free due to a race condition
    cvelistv5