Answer in brief
CVE-2026-72439 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in md/raid10: fix writes_pending leak on write request failures. 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 | >=c9aa889b035fca4598ae985a0f0c76ebbb547ad2 <f94031c94eaebe14a7c9e91720064de0c5a54a6c || >=c9aa889b035fca4598ae985a0f0c76ebbb547ad2 <e045d6ed33f8faa3e3dd6dc33c62ec01e3ad275d || 39db562b3fedb93978a7e42dd216b306740959f8 || >=5.15.111 <5.16 | f94031c94eaebe14a7c9e91720064de0c5a54a6c, e045d6ed33f8faa3e3dd6dc33c62ec01e3ad275d, 5.16 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 5.17 | 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: md/raid10: fix writes_pending leak on write request failures raid10_make_request() acquires a writes_pending reference with md_write_start() before dispatching write requests. Several failure paths in raid10_write_request() complete the bio and return without reaching the normal write completion path, causing the corresponding md_write_end() to be skipped. Make raid10_write_request() return a status indicating whether the write request was successfully queued. This allows raid10_make_request() to release the writes_pending reference with md_write_end() when a write request fails.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.
Answer in brief
CVE-2026-72439 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in md/raid10: fix writes_pending leak on write request failures. 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 | >=c9aa889b035fca4598ae985a0f0c76ebbb547ad2 <f94031c94eaebe14a7c9e91720064de0c5a54a6c || >=c9aa889b035fca4598ae985a0f0c76ebbb547ad2 <e045d6ed33f8faa3e3dd6dc33c62ec01e3ad275d || 39db562b3fedb93978a7e42dd216b306740959f8 || >=5.15.111 <5.16 | f94031c94eaebe14a7c9e91720064de0c5a54a6c, e045d6ed33f8faa3e3dd6dc33c62ec01e3ad275d, 5.16 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 5.17 | 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: md/raid10: fix writes_pending leak on write request failures raid10_make_request() acquires a writes_pending reference with md_write_start() before dispatching write requests. Several failure paths in raid10_write_request() complete the bio and return without reaching the normal write completion path, causing the corresponding md_write_end() to be skipped. Make raid10_write_request() return a status indicating whether the write request was successfully queued. This allows raid10_make_request() to release the writes_pending reference with md_write_end() when a write request fails.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.