CVE-2026-72100

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.46% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 39.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

8.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Received. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-19.

Red Hat severity

Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2026-08-15 05:52Z2 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-10-19 21:19Z10 DAYS AGO

Reserved

2026-08-09

Assigning CNA

Linux

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 8.8)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

• CWE-667Improper LockingClass
• CWE-833DeadlockBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

a7466296bda39debc2aa03c0547993962ec4c81e0ea89ed477f178aa3b671227

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7989286175f32db8605e767a1a2efc62e894dc8
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa5113e7155f4ea81d2c0303ab5cb272d4b32627
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d1afaa074622859678b1a1e7c1b9c0af74c89b0
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a266764fadaff8b5c1fe37a186ebf9b09cb953e