CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-72365

Low risk· EPSS 11%
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.21%

11th percentile - higher than 11% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel netfs module, writethrough writes did not set the NETFS_RREQ_OFFLOAD_COLLECTION flag on the request, causing collection to be processed only at the end, and asynchronous O_SYNC writes might not be collected at all. The fix sets this flag.

Risk Assessment

Improper collection of writes can lead to data loss or inconsistency, especially with synchronous writes.

Recommendation

Apply a Linux kernel update that includes the fix for this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfs: Fix writethrough to use collection offload Fix writethrough write to set NETFS_RREQ_OFFLOAD_COLLECTION on the request so that collection is processed asynchronously rather than only right at the end - and also so that asynchronous O_SYNC writes get collected at all.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS