CVE-2026-72288
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: arm64: vgic: Handle race between interrupt affinity change and LPI disabling Hyunwoo Kim reports some really bad races should the following situation occur: - LPI-I is pending in vcpu-B's AP list - vcpu-A writes to vcpu-B's RD to disable its LPIs - vcpu-C moves I from B to C If the last two race nicely enough, vgic_prune_ap_list() can drop the irq and AP list locks, reacquire them, and in the interval the irq has been freed. UAF follows. The fix is two-fold: - Before dropping the irq and ap_list locks, take a reference on the irq - Do not try to handle migration of the pending bit: there is no expectation that this state is retained, as per the architecture With that, we're sure that the interrupt is still around, and we safely remove it from the AP list as it has no target at this stage (unless another interrupt fires, but that's another story).
Affected versions
Linux kernel versions
4.8
and later are affected. Fixed in
6.18.40,
7.1.5,
7.2-rc4
and their respective stable series.
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3 totalFrequently asked questions
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What is CVE-2026-72288?
CVE-2026-72288 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . It affects Linux kernel versions from 4.8 onward and has been patched in 6.18.40, 7.1.5 and 7.2-rc4. CVE-2026-72288 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
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Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-72288?
Yes. CVE-2026-72288 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.18.40, 7.1.5 and 7.2-rc4. If you are running Linux kernel 4.8 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
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Is CVE-2026-72288 actively exploited?
No. CVE-2026-72288 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.