TI-2026-68497 Aliases CVE-2026-56906 GHSA-c7c5-534m-5q2x

Use-after-free in Android kernel eventpoll allows local escalation

LOW 31CWE-362Published 2026-10-06 · Updated 2026-10-07

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: High
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Google Android kernel is affected. In ep_free of eventpoll.c, a race condition (CWE-362) leads to a use-after-free. A local attacker with low privileges can escalate privileges without user interaction.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29

Description from the CNA

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00054 0th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Google	Android	Android kernel	—	No fix listed	CNA

Android VendorGoogle Affected Android kernel Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:google:android::::::::	—	—	Google

cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Google

Remediation

The sources list no fixed version for Android.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29

Timeline

2026-10-06 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-56906
2026-10-07 CISA SSVC decision points changed
2026-10-07 Alias added: GHSA-c7c5-534m-5q2x

References

Other 1

https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/pixel/2026/2026-10-01

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Sources

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