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CVE-2026-72356

cifs: Fix missing credit release on failure in cifs_issue_read()

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: August 15, 2026 at 05:55 AM UTC
Updated: August 17, 2026 at 06:18 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cifs: Fix missing credit release on failure in cifs_issue_read() Fix missing release of credits in the failure path in cifs_issue_read() lest retrying the subreq just overwrites the credits value.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Linux Kernel· Linux
95%
6.10 ≤ v < 6.12.976.10 ≤ v < 6.18.406.10 ≤ v < 7.1.56.10 ≤ v < 7.26.1069c3c023af25edb5433a2db824d3e7cc328f0183
Vendor states this is fixed in 3a303f985c6bec8787c2ad4a16b39c14c5bcd765 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 86652704a7fd41a5a8459027e08640bbd1952826 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in b9ee1f0347bf56d019ca28ddff090234bb45b05c (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in c16b8c4cfb4fe2244cc33e469a93c1ab8684146b (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.10 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.97 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18.40 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.1.5 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.2 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (4)

Source: cverecord
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b9ee1f0347bf56d019ca28ddff090234bb45b05c
Source: cverecord
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/86652704a7fd41a5a8459027e08640bbd1952826
Source: cverecord
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a303f985c6bec8787c2ad4a16b39c14c5bcd765
Source: cverecord
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c16b8c4cfb4fe2244cc33e469a93c1ab8684146b

CVSS

7.5HIGHLinux
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusRECEIVED

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