๐Ÿ” CVE Alert

CVE-2026-72355

CRITICAL 9.8

netfs: Fix barriering when walking subrequest list

CVSS Score
9.8
EPSS Score
0.6%
EPSS Percentile
45th

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.

Vendor linux
Product linux
Ecosystems
Industries
Technology
Published Aug 15, 2026
Last Updated Sep 21, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability

Affected Versions

Linux / Linux
288ace2f57c9d06dd2e42bd80d03747d879a4068 < 4cca4b44e561a19c77cb1949ae6846da0539db40 288ace2f57c9d06dd2e42bd80d03747d879a4068 < be47c047250671c9225c0319ca4695be9b391c59 288ace2f57c9d06dd2e42bd80d03747d879a4068 < 5c6ce05e406520290c1d89da97fb3cd70c09137d
Linux / Linux
6.10

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4cca4b44e561a19c77cb1949ae6846da0539db40 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/be47c047250671c9225c0319ca4695be9b391c59 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c6ce05e406520290c1d89da97fb3cd70c09137d