Answer in brief
CVE-2026-72491 records a Critical severity (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in net/9p: fix race condition on rdma->state in trans_rdma.c. 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 9.8. 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 | >=473c7dd1d7b59ff8f88a5154737e3eac78a96e5b <4cee2b8766045059d5e0b8114837b4a8efe827ac || >=473c7dd1d7b59ff8f88a5154737e3eac78a96e5b <5424138848eb7d7d8a7196676e90a2cbf2142454 || >=473c7dd1d7b59ff8f88a5154737e3eac78a96e5b <3970a19a80de530b801b6256354d4a529a9a2d6c || >=473c7dd1d7b59ff8f88a5154737e3eac78a96e5b <8aadc136d8e8d8fc95d7982d213cfe2234dfcf2b || >=473c7dd1d7b59ff8f88a5154737e3eac78a96e5b <151f8cf5b23d8a534d884432a82a6d54d5a61989 || >=473c7dd1d7b59ff8f88a5154737e3eac78a96e5b <13bf9879b778b2f4b260b45bed18f31806120d1e || >=473c7dd1d7b59ff8f88a5154737e3eac78a96e5b <ebbcbe5c0db215feecc17def06178da443f4eea6 || >=473c7dd1d7b59ff8f88a5154737e3eac78a96e5b <7d54894a1ee265a72d70f7cae1da6cc774cccc71 || 3479b3c35e82ed10aa0ca2ee9e78c4eded06ba62 || c01ddaa54d7411e964ffd250c018d8469c5852f2 || 9e69c673fe077b8dc491cd8406c9bdcb1f76dee2 || e48e7e27e4dfd00c81e0381e7cee610cce021452 || >=4.4.185 <4.5 || >=4.9.185 <4.10 || >=4.14.132 <4.15 || >=4.19.57 <4.20 | 4cee2b8766045059d5e0b8114837b4a8efe827ac, 5424138848eb7d7d8a7196676e90a2cbf2142454, 3970a19a80de530b801b6256354d4a529a9a2d6c, 8aadc136d8e8d8fc95d7982d213cfe2234dfcf2b, 151f8cf5b23d8a534d884432a82a6d54d5a61989, 13bf9879b778b2f4b260b45bed18f31806120d1e, ebbcbe5c0db215feecc17def06178da443f4eea6, 7d54894a1ee265a72d70f7cae1da6cc774cccc71, 4.5, 4.10, 4.15, 4.20 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 4.20 | 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: net/9p: fix race condition on rdma->state in trans_rdma.c The rdma->state field is modified without holding req_lock in both recv_done() and p9_cm_event_handler(), while rdma_request() accesses the same field under the req_lock spinlock. This inconsistent locking creates a race condition: - recv_done() running in softirq completion context sets rdma->state = P9_RDMA_FLUSHING without acquiring req_lock - p9_cm_event_handler() modifies rdma->state at multiple points (ADDR_RESOLVED, ROUTE_RESOLVED, ESTABLISHED, CLOSED) without req_lock - rdma_request() uses spin_lock_irqsave(&rdma->req_lock, flags) to protect the read-modify-write of rdma->state The race can cause lost state transitions: recv_done() or the CM event handler could set state to FLUSHING/CLOSED while rdma_request() is concurrently checking or modifying state under the lock, leading to the FLUSHING transition being silently overwritten by CLOSING. This corrupts the connection state machine and can cause use-after-free on RDMA request objects during teardown. Fix by adding req_lock protection to all rdma->state modifications in recv_done() and p9_cm_event_handler(), matching the pattern already used in rdma_request(). Use spin_lock_irqsave/spin_unlock_irqrestore in the CM event handler since it can race with recv_done() which runs in softirq context. Tested with a kernel module that races two threads (simulating rdma_request and recv_done/CM handler) on rdma->state with proper locking: 5.5M+ FLUSHING writes over 27M iterations with 0 lost transitions.
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