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CVE-2026-72364 Details

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfs: Fix writeback error handling Fix the error handling in writeback_iter() loop. If an error occurs, writeback_iter() needs to be called again with *error set to the error so that it can clean up iteration state. Further, the current folio needs unlocking and redirtying.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

CNA: kernel.orgCVSS-B:7.1 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1bb33d959aabcde07d724b5eb9992462e91fa79a kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89df9c158a25d0a7c6ca079a9bd9ca7009d75c7b kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac5f95ac5d6d0f4c567b8b642825705a2bf0d79e kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb39ffd3cc5422887fd118668ff45ebfdbc83302 kernel.org

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-2026-72364
NVD Published Date:
Aug 15, 2026
NVD Last Modified:
Aug 17, 2026
Source:
kernel.org