CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-74432

Low risk· EPSS 5%
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.16%

5th percentile - higher than 5% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel's rxrpc subsystem, rxrpc_recvmsg() does not drop the reference it holds on an already-released call when MSG_PEEK is in force, leading to a memory leak.

Risk Assessment

The risk includes memory leak, which could lead to gradual resource exhaustion and system crashes.

Recommendation

Update the kernel to a version containing the fix that drops the reference even with MSG_PEEK.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rxrpc: Fix leak of released call in recvmsg(MSG_PEEK) Fix rxrpc_recvmsg() to also drop the ref it holds on an already-released call if MSG_PEEK is in force (the function holds a ref on the call irrespective of whether MSG_PEEK is specified or not).

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS