Answer in brief
CVE-2026-72024 records a High severity (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in mac802154: remove interfaces with RCU list deletion. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 7.8. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=592dfbfc72f5352437c883aa11ab579d10cdb595 <72ac5af9ad09662bd0ea91cb8845d490c8ef9c01 || >=592dfbfc72f5352437c883aa11ab579d10cdb595 <2039f27b1a0c997137a5de7f8a3cee0e80fbf952 || >=592dfbfc72f5352437c883aa11ab579d10cdb595 <4bf231f459b542414629b64f63d5cad6701bd07c || >=592dfbfc72f5352437c883aa11ab579d10cdb595 <b91e5248dd7af09b500879a46d22a36b60db3a57 || >=592dfbfc72f5352437c883aa11ab579d10cdb595 <c7c031b75218b3ba3014a0f6b9849888994528d6 || >=592dfbfc72f5352437c883aa11ab579d10cdb595 <77caf2d6eba7cb94a7ecd7b369a5974fd7d7c054 || >=592dfbfc72f5352437c883aa11ab579d10cdb595 <d8b5b66388a51febe4b8505b0ecd9da15b4ba639 || >=592dfbfc72f5352437c883aa11ab579d10cdb595 <539dfcf69105d8d3d4d677b71de6e5ede2e6dfa0 | 72ac5af9ad09662bd0ea91cb8845d490c8ef9c01, 2039f27b1a0c997137a5de7f8a3cee0e80fbf952, 4bf231f459b542414629b64f63d5cad6701bd07c, b91e5248dd7af09b500879a46d22a36b60db3a57, c7c031b75218b3ba3014a0f6b9849888994528d6, 77caf2d6eba7cb94a7ecd7b369a5974fd7d7c054, d8b5b66388a51febe4b8505b0ecd9da15b4ba639, 539dfcf69105d8d3d4d677b71de6e5ede2e6dfa0 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 3.19 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Aug 15, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 17, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 15, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mac802154: remove interfaces with RCU list deletion Queue wake, stop, and disable paths walk local->interfaces under RCU. The bulk hardware teardown path removes entries with list_del(), so an asynchronous transmit completion can follow a poisoned list node in ieee802154_wake_queue(). Use list_del_rcu() as in the single-interface removal path. The following unregister_netdevice() waits for in-flight RCU readers before freeing the netdevice, so no separate grace-period wait is needed.
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