CVE-2026-74432: Linux

EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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).

Affected products

• Linux Linux: from 6.6.100, before 6.6.145 (fixed in 6.6.145); from 6.12.40, before 6.12.97 (fixed in 6.12.97); from 5.10.266, before 5.11 (fixed in 5.11); from 6.15.8, before 6.16 (fixed in 6.16); from 6.16, before 6.18.40 (fixed in 6.18.40); from 6.19, before 7.1.5 (fixed in 7.1.5)

Published 2026-08-15. Last modified 2026-08-23.