CVE-2026-72121

HIGHPre-NVD 8.88.8
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 8.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-08-15. a secondary CVSS source baseline 8.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 5 sources updated this week
8.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: 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: add locking when updating filter and timer values

KCSAN detected a simultaneous access to timer values that can be overwritten in bcm_rx_setup() when updating timer and filter content while bcm_rx_handler(), bcm_rx_timeout_handler() or bcm_rx_thr_handler() run concurrently on incoming CAN traffic.

Protect the timer (ival1/ival2/kt_ival1/kt_ival2/kt_lastmsg) and filter (nframes/flags/frames/last_frames) updates in bcm_rx_setup() with a new per-op bcm_rx_update_lock, taken with the matching scope in the RX handlers. memcpy_from_msg() is staged into a temporary buffer before the lock is taken, since it can sleep and must not run under a spinlock.

hrtimer_cancel() is always called without bcm_rx_update_lock held, since bcm_rx_timeout_handler()/bcm_rx_thr_handler() take the same lock and a running callback would otherwise deadlock against the canceller.

Also close a related race: bcm_rx_setup() cleared the RTR flag in the stored reply frame's can_id as a separate, unprotected step after the frame content was already installed, so a concurrent bcm_rx_handler() could transmit a stale reply with CAN_RTR_FLAG still set. Fold that normalization into the initial frame preparation instead (on the staged buffer for updates, directly on op->frames pre-registration for new ops), so the installed frame is always atomically self-consistent.

bcm_rx_handler()'s RX_RTR_FRAME check now takes a lock-protected snapshot of op->flags before deciding whether to call bcm_can_tx(), but does not hold the lock across that call.

Also take a lock-protected snapshot of the currframe in bcm_can_tx() to avoid partly overwrites by content updates in bcm_tx_setup(). Finally check if a TX_RESET_MULTI_IDX/SETTIMER might have reset op->currframe between the two locked sections in bcm_can_tx().

Omit calling hrtimer_forward() with zero interval in bcm_rx_thr_handler(). kt_ival2 may have been concurrently cleared by bcm_rx_setup() before it cancels this timer, so check kt_ival2 inside the bcm_rx_update_lock.

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
8.8(high)
EG Risk
44(Track)
EG Risk 44/100SSVC: 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
Severity88% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
26%
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: add locking when updating filter and timer values - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc9f5ee1b073bd233d9c604e338af4ebb42cbc33
generic

can: bcm: add locking when updating filter and timer values - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a7eb6db1cd3f7b556a301dc1265945ad112089f7
generic

can: bcm: add locking when updating filter and timer values - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/834cbca3b12e46887f7a9b35f1981a888360ea4c
generic

can: bcm: add locking when updating filter and timer values - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/749179c2e25b95d22499ed29096b3e02d6dfd2b4
generic

can: bcm: add locking when updating filter and timer values - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19b1994069dd29478ba767de1f98f14a088198dc

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-72121(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 35× in last 7d / 35× 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. 2026-08-21 02:21 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-21 02:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-20 22:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-20 15:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-20 04:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-19 17:39 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-08-19 17:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-19 17:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-08-19 16:46 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-08-19 16:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-08-19 12:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-19 01:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-08-18 15:02 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-08-18 15:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-18 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-08-18 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-08-18 04:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-17 17:12 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-08-17 17:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-08-17 06:19 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-08-17 06:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-08-17 06:00 UTCEG score recompute 8.80
  24. 2026-08-17 06:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-17 05:54 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 8.8 · severity → HIGH
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  1. 2026-08-17 05:33 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-17 05:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-17 05:24 UTCMITRE cvelistV5
  4. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-08-16 02:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-08-15 06:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-15 06:23 UTCNVD update
  9. 2026-08-15 06:12 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-08-15 06:02 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-72121?
CVE-2026-72121 is a high vulnerability published on August 15, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: can: bcm: add locking when updating filter and timer values KCSAN detected a simultaneous access to timer values that can be overwritten in bcmrxsetup() when updating timer and filter content while bcmrxhandler(),…
When was CVE-2026-72121 disclosed?
CVE-2026-72121 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-2026-72121 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-72121 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 73.6% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-72121?
CVE-2026-72121 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-72121?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-72121, 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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