CVE-2026-72022

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: llc: fix SAP refcount leak in llc_ui_autobind() llc_ui_autobind() opens a SAP after choosing a dynamic LSAP. llc_sap_open() returns a reference owned by the caller, and llc_sap_add_socket() takes a second reference for the socket's membership in the SAP hash tables. llc_ui_bind() drops the caller's reference after adding the socket, but llc_ui_autobind() keeps it. When the socket is closed, llc_sap_remove_socket() releases only the socket reference, leaving the SAP on llc_sap_list with sk_count == 0. This is user-visible because repeated autobind and close cycles can consume all dynamic SAP values and make later autobinds fail with -EUSERS. Drop the caller's reference after a successful autobind, matching llc_ui_bind()'s ownership model.

CVSS

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References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21a537606fe35be2b85971a5fd35c0023b6ef98f
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/61a7ff4a62003b55a15022567486741b3bd83914
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/660667cd406648bbaffbd5c0d897c2263a852f11
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79dc4b508e3f2649390a1f745f7657813e5938ec
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2f9fa31ae021ef1fdcaf3ab17bd49f9223dd6a4
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b2fc9955ddc7c4ca03be44b995193bd6486c62e1
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b589a965184dde49c43b8caf5bcc65715a7b4ef2
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c7881b6088276601beaccb7440b8d56eab0d65ae

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Information

Published : 2026-08-15 06:21

Updated : 2026-08-17 06:17

NVD link : CVE-2026-72022

Mitre link : CVE-2026-72022

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-72022

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CWE

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