Critical severity · published Aug 15, 2026
CVE-2026-72366
netfs: Fix netfs_create_write_req() to handle async cache object creation
9.8
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfs: Fix netfs_create_write_req() to handle async cache object creation netfs_create_write_req() will skip caching if the fscache cookie is disabled, but this is a problem because async cache object creation might not have got far enough yet that has been enabled - thereby causing the call to fscache_begin_write_operation() to be skipped. Fix this by removing the checks on the cookie and delegating this to fscache_begin_write_operation().
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.7% · higher than 52% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Linux · Linux
7b589a9b45ae32aa9d7bece597490e141198d7a6 before aee03fbc8803a40d65e20f1af816a7219048a426; 7b589a9b45ae32aa9d7bece597490e141198d7a6 before 8ab75e445c161c4cb504aa98e20ce1dd1ecd8e9a; 7b589a9b45ae32aa9d7bece597490e141198d7a6 before 1188a9846fadeacf9d1430b528e5217f749d665b; 7b589a9b45ae32aa9d7bece597490e141198d7a6 before dbd6f56d975b23241b7bbb11bb8f562af548a0aa; 6.11 · source: vendor