Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-72443)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-72443). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ALSA: usb-audio: Kill MIDI 2.0 URBs before freeing endpoints
MIDI 2.0 input URBs are started during snd_usb_midi_v2_create(). A
later setup failure can still jump to snd_usb_midi_v2_free(), which
currently frees each endpoint and its coherent URB buffers without first
stopping the submitted URBs. A completion can then dereference the
embedded URB context and endpoint state after they have been freed, or
try to resubmit from the stale endpoint.
This was observed as a KASAN slab-use-after-free in
input_urb_complete().
The buggy scenario involves two paths, with each column showing the order
within that path:
probe error path: USB completion path:
- start_input_streams() submits 1. The HCD still owns a
input URBs. submitted input URB. - A later setup helper returns 2. input_urb_complete() runs
an error. with urb->context in ep. - snd_usb_midi_v2_free() frees 3. The completion reads ep
endpoint storage and URB buffers. state and can requeue URBs.
Make the endpoint destructor follow the same teardown ordering used for
disconnect when the endpoint has not already been disconnected: publish
ep->disconnected, kill the URBs synchronously, and drain the endpoint
before freeing URB buffers and endpoint storage. The guard avoids
repeating the stop sequence after the normal
snd_usb_m…
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-72443 has been found in Linux kernel.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Linux kernel CVE-2026-72443" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-72443 (Linux kernel)
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (unclassified) exists in Linux kernel.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Linux kernel.
Severity: ?. Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Linux kernel を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- BellSoft Alpaquita BELL-CVE-2026-72443 linux-lts Fixed in: 6.12.103-r0
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2026-72443 linux Fixed in: 6.12.100-1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72443 linux-hwe-edge
References
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- advisory github.com
- package git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web github.com