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-rc1. 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-rc1. 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 2026-08-15

Patch available

Yes

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 7.0 and later are affected. Fixed in 7.1.5, 7.2-rc1 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 7.0

Fixed in

✓ 7.1.5 7.1.x ✓ 7.2-rc1

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-rc1. 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-rc1. 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.