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CVE-2026-72454 high CVSS 7.8

Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-72454)

Summary

Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-72454). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.

Original description

The description as published by the source.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

i3c: mipi-i3c-hci: Fix race in i3c_hci_addr_to_dev()

i3c_hci_addr_to_dev() walks bus->devs.i3c, which is protected by
bus.lock (rwsem). However, it is invoked from the MIPI I3C HCI IRQ
handler, which cannot take bus.lock. This allows concurrent device
addition/removal in the I3C core to modify the list while it is being
traversed, potentially leading to use-after-free or crashes.

Remove the dependency on the bus device list and introduce a dedicated
lookup table. Add an ibi_devs[] array indexed by DAT entry, maintained
under hci->lock. Update the array when IBIs are enabled or disabled,
so that it always reflects the set of devices allowed to generate IBIs.
Also update when IBIs are freed, to cover the corner case when an IBI is
freed without first being disabled (e.g. oldedev in
i3c_master_add_i3c_dev_locked()).

Move i3c_hci_addr_to_dev() into core.c, reimplement it using the new
array, and add a lockdep assertion to enforce that hci->lock is held
by callers.

Demote a message in PIO and DMA IBI handling, from an error to a debug
message, because there is a race window when the condition can arise
normally.

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory

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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-72454 has been found in Linux kernel.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 7.8/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Linux kernel CVE-2026-72454" on the vendor's site.

CVE-2026-72454 (Linux kernel) — CVSS v3 7.8
Attack vector: local / no user interaction
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.

❓ What is the problem

A vulnerability (unclassified) exists in Linux kernel.

📍 Affected scope

Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Linux kernel.

🔥 Severity

Severity: High (CVSS 7.8/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.

🔧 How to fix

Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.

🛡️ Workaround

Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.

🔍 Detection

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

  1. 1
    Identify 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。

  2. 2
    Post-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

Linux Kernel
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"5.11.0"},{"fixed":"6.18.57"}]},{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"6.19.0"},{"fixed":"7.1.5"}]}]

Fix status by distribution

Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE

References

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