In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: afs: Fix the volume AFS_VOLUME_RM_TREE is set on Fix afs_insert_vol…
CVE-2026-72371 · published 15 Aug 2026
How serious is it
- Severity: high, CVSS score 7.8 out of 10.
- No exploit prediction (EPSS) score yet.
- Not on the CISA list of exploited vulnerabilities.
- No public exploit in Exploit-DB.
Is your app affected by CVE-2026-72371?
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Who is affected
- Linux Linux: 6.7
How to check
- Find out whether you run the affected product and which version, then compare it with the versions above.
How to fix
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- Apply the vendor's update or mitigation from the references below. If there is none yet, limit exposure of the affected service until there is.
- If a vulnerable version was live, check your logs and rotate the secrets that server could read.
The advisory
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.
Check your whole app
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References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/158c5a0b1dfc0e6a419efe18404047a4d2dff59e
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/1607075220cf57161d9116512994c159eacefc0d
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/56b4e4b26f84411d880f968a539207b0a8889c8c
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/6fa9a8a73e16aa22fce6e41cc00d59c767f0a540
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c421bc6b957e56e45e12dbaeaf70a60db20d6465
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0c8ad418b47891a03426c5e02ebb0537f8d68f8
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/d154c20837f379343f192d4b8d9dd4ef145562e6
Merged from NVD. Last updated 23 Oct 2026. All vulnerabilities · RSS · JSON