CVE-2026-72355
Critical
Description
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.
SeverityCritical
CVSS9.8
Exploit probability—
Product
Linux
PublishedAug 15, 2026
First seenAug 15, 2026
How to fix
Update
- Linux Linux4cca4b44e561a19c77cb1949ae6846da0539db40, be47c047250671c9225c0319ca4695be9b391c59, 5c6ce05e406520290c1d89da97fb3cd70c09137d or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Linux Linux | 288ace2f57c9d06dd2e42bd80d03747d879a4068 ≤ v < 4cca4b44e561a19c77cb1949ae6846da0539db40, 288ace2f57c9d06dd2e42bd80d03747d879a4068 ≤ v < be47c047250671c9225c0319ca4695be9b391c59, 288ace2f57c9d06dd2e42bd80d03747d879a4068 ≤ v < 5c6ce05e406520290c1d89da97fb3cd70c09137d, 6.10 | 4cca4b44e561a19c77cb1949ae6846da0539db40, be47c047250671c9225c0319ca4695be9b391c59, 5c6ce05e406520290c1d89da97fb3cd70c09137d |
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