Description
In ep_free of eventpoll.c, there is a possible use-after-free due to a race condition. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
Published: 2026-10-06
Score: 7 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
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History

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Google
Google android
Vendors & Products Google
Google android

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0000

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Title Use‑After‑Free in Android EventPoll Enables Local Privilege Escalation

Tue, 06 Oct 2026 21:00:00 +0000

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Title Use‑After‑Free in Android EventPoll Enables Local Privilege Escalation

Tue, 06 Oct 2026 19:30:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-362
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 06 Oct 2026 18:45:00 +0000

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Description In ep_free of eventpoll.c, there is a possible use-after-free due to a race condition. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Google_Devices

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-07T03:55:28.551Z

Reserved: 2026-06-23T16:07:18.917Z

Link: CVE-2026-56906

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-06T18:55:14.974Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-10-06T19:18:14.920

Modified: 2026-10-07T04:18:09.973

Link: CVE-2026-56906

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Updated: 2026-10-07T05:45:12Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-362

    Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')