CVE-2026-45887 — af_unix: Fix memleak of newsk in unix_stream_connect().
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_connec…
Published: 2026-05-27 · CVSS: Unscored
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 · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7