What is CVE-2026-72293?

CVE-2026-72293 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability, affecting Linux kernel versions from 7.0 onward and patched in 7.1.5 and 7.2. CVE-2026-72293 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-72293?

CVE-2026-72293 has a CVSS score of pending NVD analysis out of 10, rated awaiting scoring severity.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-72293?

Yes, CVE-2026-72293 has been patched. Fixed versions include 7.1.5 and 7.2. If you are running Linux kernel 7.0 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2026-72293 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-72293 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2026-72293

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: s390: vsie: Add missing radix_tree_preload() in _gaccess_shadow_fault() Add missing radix_tree_preload() in _gaccess_shadow_fault() to guarantee forward progress. The core of _gaccess_shadow_fault() has been split into ___gaccess_shadow_fault() in order to simplify locking.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2026-08-15

Last modified 2026-08-17

Patch available

Yes

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 7.0 and later are affected. Fixed in 7.1.5, 7.2 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 7.0

Fixed in

✓ 7.1.5 7.1.x ✓ 7.2

References

2 total

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-72293?

CVE-2026-72293 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . It affects Linux kernel versions from 7.0 onward and has been patched in 7.1.5 and 7.2. CVE-2026-72293 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-72293?

Yes. CVE-2026-72293 has been patched. Fixed versions include 7.1.5 and 7.2. If you are running Linux kernel 7.0 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2026-72293 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2026-72293 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.