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CVE-2026-72066 Details

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cpu: hotplug: Bound hotplug states sysfs output states_show() adds CPU hotplug state names into a single sysfs buffer using sprintf(). With enough registered states, this can write past the end of the PAGE_SIZE buffer. Use sysfs_emit_at() so output is bounded.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

CNA: kernel.orgCVSS-B:7.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2408be459c70ef4250da1a9e50f5478e6b250d61 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/27481cf4365a6ff5c9be3590143e7ed434000266 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/61a73a123ac7a7fbc57382531f8cb7092d569aba kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/631d53102da9f469c96b882b770336bec095b833 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6cb15b81ff545840048fb0e1a6e827d560dbf367 kernel.org

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Weakness Enumeration

No weakness enumeration is available for this CVE.

Affected Products

No affected product data is available for this CVE.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2026-72066
NVD Published Date:
Aug 15, 2026
NVD Last Modified:
Aug 19, 2026
Source:
kernel.org
CVE-2026-72066 Details - Not Deferred