What is CVE-2026-72065?

CVE-2026-72065 is a Critical severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.13 onward and patched in 5.15.217, 6.1.184, 6.6.148 and others. CVE-2026-72065 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-72065?

CVE-2026-72065 has a CVSS score of 9.8 out of 10, rated Critical severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-72065?

Yes, CVE-2026-72065 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.217, 6.1.184, 6.6.148 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.13 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2026-72065 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-72065 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2026-72065

Critical

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: mana: Validate the packet length reported by the NIC Validate the packet length reported in the RX CQE before passing it to skb processing. The CQE is supplied by the NIC device and should not be blindly trusted.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2026-08-15

Last modified 2026-08-23

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

9.8

out of 10

Critical

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 5.13 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.15.217, 6.1.184, 6.6.148, 6.12.101, 6.18.42, 7.1.5, 7.2 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.13

Fixed in

✓ 5.15.217 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.184 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.148 6.6.x ✓ 6.12.101 6.12.x ✓ 6.18.42 6.18.x ✓ 7.1.5 7.1.x ✓ 7.2

References

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2026-72065

Severity Critical

CVSS score 9.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2026-08-15

Modified 2026-08-23

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-72065?

CVE-2026-72065 is a Critical severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.13 onward and has been patched in 5.15.217, 6.1.184, 6.6.148 and others. CVE-2026-72065 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-72065?

CVE-2026-72065 has a CVSS score of 9.8 out of 10, rated Critical severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-72065?

Yes. CVE-2026-72065 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.217, 6.1.184, 6.6.148 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.13 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2026-72065 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2026-72065 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.