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CVE-2026-72364

netfs: Fix writeback error handling

HIGH
7.1
CVSS Score
Published: August 15, 2026 at 05:56 AM UTC
Updated: August 17, 2026 at 06:18 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH7.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfs: Fix writeback error handling Fix the error handling in writeback_iter() loop. If an error occurs, writeback_iter() needs to be called again with *error set to the error so that it can clean up iteration state. Further, the current folio needs unlocking and redirtying.

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 < 7.2288ace2f57c9d06dd2e42bd80d03747d879a40686.10
Vendor states this is fixed in 1bb33d959aabcde07d724b5eb9992462e91fa79a (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 89df9c158a25d0a7c6ca079a9bd9ca7009d75c7b (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in ac5f95ac5d6d0f4c567b8b642825705a2bf0d79e (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in fb39ffd3cc5422887fd118668ff45ebfdbc83302 (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/fb39ffd3cc5422887fd118668ff45ebfdbc83302
Source: cverecord
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1bb33d959aabcde07d724b5eb9992462e91fa79a
Source: cverecord
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89df9c158a25d0a7c6ca079a9bd9ca7009d75c7b
Source: cverecord
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac5f95ac5d6d0f4c567b8b642825705a2bf0d79e

CVSS

7.1HIGHLinux
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusRECEIVED

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