Answer in brief
CVE-2026-72244 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in gpu/buddy: bail out of try_harder when alignment cannot be honoured. 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
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. 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
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
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 | >=0a1844bf0b532d84324453374ad6845f64066c28 <4289531106ee175a6eb45db7d4f2734d1dae9887 || >=0a1844bf0b532d84324453374ad6845f64066c28 <7185c5262435b93e5eeffa647008992256b9c51a || >=0a1844bf0b532d84324453374ad6845f64066c28 <419d7d9306491f3e0e417cf794844c73cabee090 || >=0a1844bf0b532d84324453374ad6845f64066c28 <56bc6384314fb9ae98975fb2af8b143097ede3dc | 4289531106ee175a6eb45db7d4f2734d1dae9887, 7185c5262435b93e5eeffa647008992256b9c51a, 419d7d9306491f3e0e417cf794844c73cabee090, 56bc6384314fb9ae98975fb2af8b143097ede3dc |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 6.7 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Aug 15, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 15, 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: gpu/buddy: bail out of try_harder when alignment cannot be honoured The try_harder contiguous fallback could return a range whose start offset did not match the caller's min_block_size. When a candidate's start is misaligned, realign it: free the misaligned run and reallocate exactly @size at the next lower min_block_size boundary. This keeps the returned size unchanged with no surplus to trim, and rejects the request only when no aligned candidate fits. v2: align misaligned candidates down to min_block_size instead of bailing out, for both the RHS and LHS paths (Matthew).
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.
Answer in brief
CVE-2026-72244 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in gpu/buddy: bail out of try_harder when alignment cannot be honoured. 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
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. 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
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
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 | >=0a1844bf0b532d84324453374ad6845f64066c28 <4289531106ee175a6eb45db7d4f2734d1dae9887 || >=0a1844bf0b532d84324453374ad6845f64066c28 <7185c5262435b93e5eeffa647008992256b9c51a || >=0a1844bf0b532d84324453374ad6845f64066c28 <419d7d9306491f3e0e417cf794844c73cabee090 || >=0a1844bf0b532d84324453374ad6845f64066c28 <56bc6384314fb9ae98975fb2af8b143097ede3dc | 4289531106ee175a6eb45db7d4f2734d1dae9887, 7185c5262435b93e5eeffa647008992256b9c51a, 419d7d9306491f3e0e417cf794844c73cabee090, 56bc6384314fb9ae98975fb2af8b143097ede3dc |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 6.7 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Aug 15, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 15, 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: gpu/buddy: bail out of try_harder when alignment cannot be honoured The try_harder contiguous fallback could return a range whose start offset did not match the caller's min_block_size. When a candidate's start is misaligned, realign it: free the misaligned run and reallocate exactly @size at the next lower min_block_size boundary. This keeps the returned size unchanged with no surplus to trim, and rejects the request only when no aligned candidate fits. v2: align misaligned candidates down to min_block_size instead of bailing out, for both the RHS and LHS paths (Matthew).
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.