CVE-2026-72355

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfs: Fix barriering when walking subrequest list Fix the barriering used when walking the subrequest list in retry as there's a possibility of seeing a subreq that's just been added by the application thread.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4cca4b44e561a19c77cb1949ae6846da0539db40
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c6ce05e406520290c1d89da97fb3cd70c09137d
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/be47c047250671c9225c0319ca4695be9b391c59

Configurations

No configuration.

History

21 Sep 2026, 14:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		() https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4cca4b44e561a19c77cb1949ae6846da0539db40 -

Information

Published : 2026-08-15 06:22

Updated : 2026-09-21 14:17

NVD link : CVE-2026-72355

Mitre link : CVE-2026-72355

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-72355

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Products Affected

No product.

CWE

No CWE.

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