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().
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| Weaknesses | CWE-401 |
Wed, 27 May 2026 14:15:00 +0000
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| 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(). | |
| Title | af_unix: Fix memleak of newsk in unix_stream_connect(). | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-05-27T12:16:58.720Z
Reserved: 2026-05-13T15:03:33.082Z
Link: CVE-2026-45887
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Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2026-05-27T14:17:02.713
Modified: 2026-05-27T14:48:31.480
Link: CVE-2026-45887
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Updated: 2026-05-27T16:15:05Z
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