CVE-2026-72227

Exploitation

Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.

SSVC decision

Not assessed by CISA

EPSS probability

0.33% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 25.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Received. NVD last modified this record on 2026-08-17.

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 05:54Z21 DAYS AGO

Last updated

2026-08-17 05:41Z19 DAYS AGO

Reserved

2026-08-09

Assigning CNA

Linux

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 8.1)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

No CWE assigned

Data version

5.2

Document digest

0634d62fc27b02dfe36f2ce66c5e1b1a0c0082f12c166cd83f9af5848df14318

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/80f62893d135f415e7a374dd47b468ec298f7aed
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d2b657c9653fcebca828a2ead13f444e0da68817
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d1a877670bc2e901241073f022ca8d1b2f85f1c
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/38eaed28e250895d56f4b7989bd65479a511c5c3