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CVE-2026-72372 Details

Description

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.

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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

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ffb70a8a01988046bb207b7d0af9358a8337378 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d8a2fe8847859f4fa4e9a2fa1221c9c1158e66b kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/55e841836c6f4646490f7b0347192b7a92d431ba kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e94f92fd56c553a8bf9421c3289e1b85c7c08857 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-2026-72372
NVD Published Date:
Aug 15, 2026
NVD Last Modified:
Aug 17, 2026
Source:
kernel.org
CVE-2026-72372 Details - Not Deferred