CVE-2026-72116

HIGHPre-NVD 7.17.1
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 7.1 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-08-15. a secondary CVSS source baseline 7.1; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 5 sources updated this week
7.1EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.1Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

can: bcm: fix stale rx/tx ops after device removal

RX: an RX_SETUP update(!) for an existing op skipped can_rx_register() unconditionally, even when a concurrent NETDEV_UNREGISTER had already torn down its registration (op->rx_reg_dev == NULL). This silently did not re-enable frame delivery for that updated filter. bcm_rx_setup() now re-registers in that case, while leaving rx_ops with ifindex = 0 (all CAN devices) which never carry a tracked rx_reg_dev registered as-is.

TX: bcm_notify() only handled bo->rx_ops on NETDEV_UNREGISTER, leaving tx_ops with an active cyclic transmission re-arming its hrtimer indefinitely to execute bcm_tx_timeout_handler(). Cancelling the hrtimer prevents the runaway timer and any injection into a later reused ifindex, since nothing else calls bcm_can_tx() for the op until an explicit TX_SETUP update re-arms it.

Unlike bcm_rx_unreg(), which clears the tracked rx_reg_dev for rx_ops, the ifindex is intentionally left unchanged for tx_ops. bcm_tx_setup() always rejects ifindex 0, so clearing it would strand the op: neither a later TX_SETUP (bcm_find_op()) nor TX_DELETE (bcm_delete_tx_op()) could ever find it again, since both require an exact ifindex match.

CVSS v3
7.1
EG Score
7.1(high)
EG Risk
37(Track)
EG Risk 37/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity71% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
8%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 15, 2026

Last Modified

August 19, 2026

Advisory Details (5)

Auto-updated Aug 17, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

can: bcm: fix stale rx/tx ops after device removal - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f749e4564952d60e96930c09f2be99955d07c22e
generic

can: bcm: fix stale rx/tx ops after device removal - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b31d0933509c5a35c0be5736a2ce8df0d1bf112c
generic

can: bcm: fix stale rx/tx ops after device removal - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6be3e1fedf03eab36a2c09d755d1171287b2014b
generic

can: bcm: fix stale rx/tx ops after device removal - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60d8a7942f4ed2d975207aaeba1adb576707e53d
generic

can: bcm: fix stale rx/tx ops after device removal - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b762c0d950383ab7a002686c9136b9aa55d2d70

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-72116(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 33× in last 7d / 33× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-08-20 22:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-20 15:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-20 04:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-19 17:39 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-08-19 17:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-19 17:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-08-19 16:46 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-08-19 16:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-19 13:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-19 02:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-08-18 15:11 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-08-18 15:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-08-18 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-08-18 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-08-18 04:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-17 17:14 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-08-17 17:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-08-17 06:19 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-08-17 06:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-08-17 06:00 UTCEG score recompute 7.10
  22. 2026-08-17 06:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-08-17 05:54 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 7.1 · severity → HIGH
  24. 2026-08-17 05:33 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-08-17 05:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-08-17 05:25 UTCMITRE cvelistV5
  2. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-16 02:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-08-15 06:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-15 06:23 UTCNVD update
  7. 2026-08-15 06:12 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-08-15 06:02 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-72116?
CVE-2026-72116 is a high vulnerability published on August 15, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: can: bcm: fix stale rx/tx ops after device removal RX: an RXSETUP update(!) for an existing op skipped canrx_register() unconditionally, even when a concurrent NETDEV_UNREGISTER had already torn down its registration (op->rxregdev…
When was CVE-2026-72116 disclosed?
CVE-2026-72116 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 15, 2026, with the most recent update on August 19, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-72116 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-72116 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 92.0% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-72116?
CVE-2026-72116 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.1 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-72116?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-72116, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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