High 7.8Published Aug 15, 2026

CVE-2026-72371afs: Fix the volume AFS_VOLUME_RM_TREE is set on

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 27, 2026, 8:30 AM ET)

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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: afs: Fix the volume AFS_VOLUME_RM_TREE is set on Fix afs_insert_volume_into_cell() to set AFS_VOLUME_RM_TREE on the volume replaced, not the new volume, as it's now removed from the cell's volume tree. This will cause the old volume to be removed from the tree twice and the new volume never to be removed.

CVSS: 7.8 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): Not given
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Linux
NVD analysis: Received
Record last updated: Oct 16, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name)	98fb5eaade749e9d366fdd1f622d560ad68bdedd builds before 6fa9a8a73e16aa22fce6e41cc00d59c767f0a540; from 9b4c95a63e2dfe5ea73d92fb82ec34c3efa76284 before c421bc6b957e56e45e12dbaeaf70a60db20d6465; from c3215484ca1f64b6b8af03847856499e5364e65a before 1607075220cf57161d9116512994c159eacefc0d; from 9a6b294ab496650e9f270123730df37030911b55 before d154c20837f379343f192d4b8d9dd4ef145562e6; from 9a6b294ab496650e9f270123730df37030911b55 before 158c5a0b1dfc0e6a419efe18404047a4d2dff59e; from 9a6b294ab496650e9f270123730df37030911b55 before d0c8ad418b47891a03426c5e02ebb0537f8d68f8; from 9a6b294ab496650e9f270123730df37030911b55 before 56b4e4b26f84411d880f968a539207b0a8889c8c; from 5.15.146 before 5.15.212; and 2 more ranges	CNA record

References

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6fa9a8a73e16aa22fce6e41cc00d59c767f0a540
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c421bc6b957e56e45e12dbaeaf70a60db20d6465
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1607075220cf57161d9116512994c159eacefc0d
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d154c20837f379343f192d4b8d9dd4ef145562e6
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/158c5a0b1dfc0e6a419efe18404047a4d2dff59e
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0c8ad418b47891a03426c5e02ebb0537f8d68f8
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/56b4e4b26f84411d880f968a539207b0a8889c8c

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