CVE-2026-72220
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Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-72220, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.
Publication date: 2026-08-15
Last updated on: 2026-08-15
Assigner: kernel.org
Description
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
sunrpc: harden rq_procinfo lifecycle to prevent double-free
The svc_release_rqst() function executes the callback inside
rqstp->rq_procinfo->pc_release. However, if a worker thread begins
processing a new request and encounters an early error path (e.g.,
unsupported protocol, short frame, or bad auth) before a valid
rq_procinfo is installed, a stale release hook can be re-triggered
against reused state from the previous RPC, resulting in a double-free
or use-after-free vulnerability.
Harden the lifecycle of rq_procinfo by:
1. Ensuring svc_release_rqst() always clears rq_procinfo after the
optional pc_release() call, regardless of whether the hook exists.
2. Explicitly clearing rq_procinfo at request entry in svc_process()
before any early decode or drop paths.
3. Ensuring svc_process_bc() does the same at backchannel entry.
This guarantees that error flows will not encounter a non-NULL stale
rq_procinfo pointer when there is nothing to release.
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | * |
Helpful Resources
Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-UNKNOWN |
