CVE-2026-72355netfs: Fix barriering when walking subrequest list
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfs: Fix barriering when walking subrequest list Fix the barriering used when walking the subrequest list in retry as there's a possibility of seeing a subreq that's just been added by the application thread.
- CVSS
- 9.8 CRITICAL (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- Not given
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Linux
- NVD analysis
- Received
- Record last updated
- Sep 21, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name) | 288ace2f57c9d06dd2e42bd80d03747d879a4068 builds before 4cca4b44e561a19c77cb1949ae6846da0539db40; from 288ace2f57c9d06dd2e42bd80d03747d879a4068 before be47c047250671c9225c0319ca4695be9b391c59; 288ace2f57c9d06dd2e42bd80d03747d879a4068 builds before 5c6ce05e406520290c1d89da97fb3cd70c09137d | CNA record |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4cca4b44e561a19c77cb1949ae6846da0539db40
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/be47c047250671c9225c0319ca4695be9b391c59
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c6ce05e406520290c1d89da97fb3cd70c09137d
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