CVE-2026-72103

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

0.16% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 5.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

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

Red Hat severity

Moderate. 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 21:19Z9 DAYS AGO

Reserved

2026-08-09

Assigning CNA

Linux

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.3)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized ActorClass
• CWE-911Improper Update of Reference CountBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

60359831bde1466e093d7c21512dba62a64c7f2ee06f6e58d9e64ad5847abc99

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d3eb8451d529ea452740d1a2bc395a1d20c48133
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ced1d242c34e342defcccdb00663354f212aae6
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f00105be6a593920e9bc7949a069d4a116888851
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/981ccd97f7153d310dfa92a534525bbaf46752c2