CVE-2026-72372
afs: Fix lack of locking around modifications of net->cells_dyn_ino
CVSS Score
0.0
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: afs: Fix lack of locking around modifications of net->cells_dyn_ino Fix the lack of locking around modifications of net->cells_dyn_ino by taking net->cells_lock exclusively. This also requires to cell to be removed from net->cells_dyn_ino in afs_destroy_cell_work() rather than in afs_cell_destroy() as the latter runs in RCU cleanup context and sleeping locks cannot be taken there.
| Vendor | linux |
| Product | linux |
| Ecosystems | |
| Industries | Technology |
| Published | Aug 15, 2026 |
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Affected Versions
Linux / Linux
537b0105952578531f748c7fb3ce36ae9a514784 < 4d8a2fe8847859f4fa4e9a2fa1221c9c1158e66b 1d0b929fc070b4115403a0a6206a0c6a62dd61f5 < 2ffb70a8a01988046bb207b7d0af9358a8337378 1d0b929fc070b4115403a0a6206a0c6a62dd61f5 < e94f92fd56c553a8bf9421c3289e1b85c7c08857 1d0b929fc070b4115403a0a6206a0c6a62dd61f5 < 55e841836c6f4646490f7b0347192b7a92d431ba 6.12.97 < 6.12.101
Linux / Linux
6.15
References
git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d8a2fe8847859f4fa4e9a2fa1221c9c1158e66b git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ffb70a8a01988046bb207b7d0af9358a8337378 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e94f92fd56c553a8bf9421c3289e1b85c7c08857 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/55e841836c6f4646490f7b0347192b7a92d431ba