MinorCritical vulnerability

CVE-2026-56906 (CVSS 7.0)

NVD · officialPublished Oct 6, 2026Risk 23/100

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.

Technical details

CVSS

7.0

AV:LocalAC:HighPR:LowUI:NoneC:HighI:HighA:High

Evidence and sources

This record is attributed to NVD. Exploitation status and remediation guidance are kept separate from the vulnerability's technical severity.

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