CVE-2026-58090CWE-416

CVE-2026-58090

High · published August 26, 2026

CVSS v3.1
7.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
4.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The SOCK_STREAM receive path in the unix socket implementation failed to fully detach control messages from the socket buffer before processing them. Some error paths would free those messages, leaving freed data mbufs in the receive socket buffer.

An unprivileged local user can exploit this use-after-free to escalate privileges.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00153 · 4.1th percentile
Weakness
CWE-416 · Use After Free
Published
2026-08-26T09:18Z
Affected products (14)
ProductVersionsFixed in
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References (1)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 27 AUG 06:37Z
    EPSS moved — → 0%
    epss
  • 26 AUG 04:35Z
    Use-after-free in unix SOCK_STREAM message handling
    cvelistv5