# CVE-2026-45887: af\_unix: Fix memleak of newsk in unix\_stream\_connect().

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-05-27 · Updated: 2026-05-27

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 6.16

## 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().

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/365996a2b14d07caa9e33d367b67ea26c09d89b4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a5d95d7caba0160fb7b2b8d2bd96d5a1be861d9f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6884028cd7f275f8bcb854a347265cb1fb0e4bea

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