eventpoll: defer struct eventpoll free to RCU grace period

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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: eventpoll: defer struct eventpoll free to RCU grace period In certain situations, ep_free() in eventpoll.c will kfree the epi->ep eventpoll struct while it still being used by another concurrent thread. Defer the kfree() to an RCU callback to prevent UAF.

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6 May 2026 07:21:58 UTC

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19 Oct 2026 19:06:12 UTC

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23 Oct 2026 15:48:27 UTC

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