Answer in brief
CVE-2026-72136 records a High severity (CVSS 8.8) vulnerability in xfrm: xfrm_interface: require CAP_NET_ADMIN in the device netns for changelink. 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 8.8. 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 | >=f203b76d78092faf248db3f851840fbecf80b40e <04c1aa57d08471b1953bf27c84ac9b3d78d71831 || >=f203b76d78092faf248db3f851840fbecf80b40e <bdfd1c21d90e628a58a9de79e024cdfcbedfa15c || >=f203b76d78092faf248db3f851840fbecf80b40e <80ec68bba11f7f387c0e4099c2d7b2c84943eb99 || >=f203b76d78092faf248db3f851840fbecf80b40e <e9c90756f10da334fb31552e52c61f1dba69f491 || >=f203b76d78092faf248db3f851840fbecf80b40e <37b61946d278c7deb0d40ba8f2b6fc0478d61dab || >=f203b76d78092faf248db3f851840fbecf80b40e <8ca2a19a987a7d1cb4c916ed9723a1c6993b4276 || >=f203b76d78092faf248db3f851840fbecf80b40e <3ba2b2ef7d6a63b190f15cfc2b4ba0fba59928ea || >=f203b76d78092faf248db3f851840fbecf80b40e <095515d89b19b6cc19dfcdc846f97403ed1ebce3 | 04c1aa57d08471b1953bf27c84ac9b3d78d71831, bdfd1c21d90e628a58a9de79e024cdfcbedfa15c, 80ec68bba11f7f387c0e4099c2d7b2c84943eb99, e9c90756f10da334fb31552e52c61f1dba69f491, 37b61946d278c7deb0d40ba8f2b6fc0478d61dab, 8ca2a19a987a7d1cb4c916ed9723a1c6993b4276, 3ba2b2ef7d6a63b190f15cfc2b4ba0fba59928ea, 095515d89b19b6cc19dfcdc846f97403ed1ebce3 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 4.19 | 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: xfrm: xfrm_interface: require CAP_NET_ADMIN in the device netns for changelink xfrmi_changelink() operates on at most two netns, dev_net(dev) and the interface link netns xi->net. They differ once the device is created in or moved to a netns other than the one the request runs in. The rtnl changelink path checks CAP_NET_ADMIN only against dev_net(dev), so a caller privileged there but not in xi->net can rewrite an interface that lives in xi->net. Gate xfrmi_changelink() on rtnl_dev_link_net_capable() at its top, before any attribute is parsed.
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