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CVE-2026-45887

MEDIUM CVSS: 5.5 Published: 2026-05-27 Modified: 2026-06-25

Description

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().

Affected Platforms

Linux Linux Kernel

Weakness Type

CWE-401

References