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CVE-2026-72012

Last refreshed2026-10-17

Status: UPDATED  |  Advisory ID: CVE-2026-72012

Key Details

CVECVE-2026-72012
CVSS Score / Version
7.8 (High) / CVSS v3.1
Updated2026-10-16
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS Prose
attack vector is local; attack complexity is low; privileges required is low; user interaction is none; scope is unchanged; confidentiality impact is high; integrity impact is high; availability impact is high.
Affected products
Linux Kernel

Affected Products, Subsystems & Sectors

VendorProductAffected VersionsPatch Status
LinuxLinux Kernel
SubsystemsOT Supporting Infrastructure
SectorsAll Sectors

What to Know

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

tracing/osnoise: Call synchronize_rcu() when unregistering

This ensures that any RCU readers traversing the instance list

have finished, before releasing the reference on the tracer that

the instance points to.

What to Do

Monitor Linux's web page for any future patch releases.

References

SourceReference
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-72012
CVEhttps://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-72012

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