What is CVE-2026-72371?

CVE-2026-72371 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability, affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.15.146 onward and patched in 5.15.212, 6.1.178, 6.6.145 and others. CVE-2026-72371 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-72371?

CVE-2026-72371 has a CVSS score of pending NVD analysis out of 10, rated awaiting scoring severity.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-72371?

Yes, CVE-2026-72371 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.212, 6.1.178, 6.6.145 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.15.146 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2026-72371 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-72371 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2026-72371

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: afs: Fix the volume AFS_VOLUME_RM_TREE is set on Fix afs_insert_volume_into_cell() to set AFS_VOLUME_RM_TREE on the volume replaced, not the new volume, as it's now removed from the cell's volume tree. This will cause the old volume to be removed from the tree twice and the new volume never to be removed.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2026-08-15

Last modified 2026-08-15

Patch available

Yes

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 5.15.146, 6.1.70, 6.6.9, 6.7 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.15.212, 6.1.178, 6.6.145, 6.12.97, 6.18.40, 7.1.5, 7.2-rc2 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.15.146 ≥ 6.1.70 ≥ 6.6.9 ≥ 6.7

Fixed in

✓ 5.15.212 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.178 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.145 6.6.x ✓ 6.12.97 6.12.x ✓ 6.18.40 6.18.x ✓ 7.1.5 7.1.x ✓ 7.2-rc2

References

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-72371?

CVE-2026-72371 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.15.146 onward and has been patched in 5.15.212, 6.1.178, 6.6.145 and others. CVE-2026-72371 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-72371?

Yes. CVE-2026-72371 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.212, 6.1.178, 6.6.145 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.15.146 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2026-72371 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2026-72371 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.