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CVE-2026-45887— af_unix: Fix memleak of newsk in unix_stream_connect().

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Affected
Linux Linux
Exploitation
No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
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Check the vendor advisory and references for a fixed version. If immediate upgrade is impossible, restrict exposure and increase monitoring.

Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会的开源操作系统Linux所使用的内核。 Linux kernel存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于unix_stream_connect函数中prepare_peercred失败时未释放新套接字，导致内存泄漏。

AI Predicted 5.5 Difficulty: Trivial EPSS 0.16% · P5

Possible ATT&CK Techniques 1 AI

T1562

Affected Version Matrix 8

VendorProduct Version RangeStatus
Linux Linux fd0a109a0f6b7524543d17520da92a44a9f5343c< 365996a2b14d07caa9e33d367b67ea26c09d89b4 affected
fd0a109a0f6b7524543d17520da92a44a9f5343c< a5d95d7caba0160fb7b2b8d2bd96d5a1be861d9f affected
fd0a109a0f6b7524543d17520da92a44a9f5343c< 6884028cd7f275f8bcb854a347265cb1fb0e4bea affected
6.16 affected
< 6.16 unaffected
6.18.14≤ 6.18.* unaffected
6.19.4≤ 6.19.* unaffected
7.0≤ * unaffected
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2026-45887

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Vulnerability Title
af_unix: Fix memleak of newsk in unix_stream_connect().
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability 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().
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
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Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
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Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
Linux kernel 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会的开源操作系统Linux所使用的内核。 Linux kernel存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于unix_stream_connect函数中prepare_peercred失败时未释放新套接字，导致内存泄漏。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)

Affected Products

Vendor Product Affected Versions CPE Subscribe
Linux Linux fd0a109a0f6b7524543d17520da92a44a9f5343c ~ 365996a2b14d07caa9e33d367b67ea26c09d89b4 -
Linux Linux 6.16 -

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Patches & Fixes for CVE-2026-45887 (3)

Same Patch Batch · Linux · 2026-05-27 · 275 CVEs total

CVE-2026-46039 9.8 CRITICAL rxgk: Fix potential integer overflow in length check
CVE-2026-45898 9.8 CRITICAL RDMA/iwcm: Fix workqueue list corruption by removing work_list
CVE-2026-45972 9.8 CRITICAL smb: client: fix potential UAF and double free in smb2_open_file()
CVE-2026-45988 9.8 CRITICAL rxrpc: Fix re-decryption of RESPONSE packets
CVE-2026-46043 9.1 CRITICAL RDMA/rxe: Validate pad and ICRC before payload_size() in rxe_rcv
CVE-2026-45945 8.8 HIGH iommu/vt-d: Fix race condition during PASID entry replacement
CVE-2026-46056 8.8 HIGH Bluetooth: hci_event: fix potential UAF in SSP passkey handlers
CVE-2025-71311 8.2 HIGH fs/ntfs3: Initialize new folios before use
CVE-2026-46037 8.2 HIGH ipv4: icmp: validate reply type before using icmp_pointers
CVE-2026-45843 8.2 HIGH slip: bound decode() reads against the compressed packet length
CVE-2026-46010 8.1 HIGH rxrpc: Fix error handling in rxgk_extract_token()
CVE-2026-46099 8.1 HIGH net: ipv6: fix NOREF dst use in seg6 and rpl lwtunnels
CVE-2026-46076 7.9 HIGH KVM: nSVM: Raise #UD if unhandled VMMCALL isn't intercepted by L1
CVE-2026-45910 7.8 HIGH RDMA/rxe: Fix race condition in QP timer handlers
CVE-2026-45862 7.8 HIGH iommu/vt-d: Flush cache for PASID table before using it
CVE-2026-45956 7.8 HIGH drm/exynos: vidi: use priv->vidi_dev for ctx lookup in vidi_connection_ioctl()
CVE-2026-46036 7.8 HIGH vfio/cdx: Serialize VFIO_DEVICE_SET_IRQS with a per-device mutex
CVE-2026-46100 7.8 HIGH fs: afs: revert mmap_prepare() change
CVE-2026-45894 7.8 HIGH iommu/vt-d: Clear Present bit before tearing down PASID entry
CVE-2026-45933 7.8 HIGH bpf: Preserve id of register in sync_linked_regs()

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