CVE-2026-72124

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: isotp: serialize TX state transitions under so->rx_lock

The TX state machine (so->tx.state) is driven from three contexts: sendmsg() claiming and progressing a transfer, the RX path consuming Flow Control/echo frames, and two hrtimers timing out a stalled transfer. Mixing a lock-free cmpxchg() claim in sendmsg() with hrtimer_cancel() calls made under so->rx_lock elsewhere left windows where a frame or timer callback could act on a state that had already moved on, corrupting an unrelated transfer.

so->rx_lock now covers the full lifecycle of a TX claim: sendmsg() takes it to check so->tx.state is ISOTP_IDLE, switch it to ISOTP_SENDING, bump so->tx_gen and drain the previous transfer's timers - all as one critical section. isotp_rcv_fc()/isotp_rcv_cf() already run under this lock via isotp_rcv(), and isotp_rcv_echo() now takes it itself, so none of them can ever observe a transfer mid-claim. This also means a transfer can no longer be handed to sendmsg()'s cleanup paths (signal or send error) while another thread is concurrently claiming or finishing it, so those paths can cancel timers and reset the state unconditionally.

isotp_release() claims the socket the same way, so a racing sendmsg() sees a consistent ISOTP_SHUTDOWN and skips arming its timer or sending.

Only the hrtimer callbacks stay outside so->rx_lock, since they run under so->rx_lock's cancellation elsewhere and taking it themselves would deadlock. so->tx_gen lets them recognize whether the transfer they timed out is still the one currently active, so they don't report an error against a transfer that has since completed or been superseded.

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
28%
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: isotp: serialize TX state transitions under so->rx_lock - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf070fe33bfbd1a4c21236078fadb35dd223a157
generic

can: isotp: serialize TX state transitions under so->rx_lock - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a7d90e7b5e75d7406c889fe36e9a61ee364a00cb
generic

can: isotp: serialize TX state transitions under so->rx_lock - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f1fdf1a1c317bcac0c6b6c8e12642c9983de1ca
generic

can: isotp: serialize TX state transitions under so->rx_lock - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/37beb16e08cae94cc05840c7274225e3b0b38ae7
generic

can: isotp: serialize TX state transitions under so->rx_lock - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b05eca9589f609e2491b528dccf683168a4cda8

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-72124(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 32× in last 7d / 32× 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 19:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-20 06:40 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 10:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-18 21:37 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-08-18 21:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-18 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-08-18 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-08-18 08:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-17 19:20 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-08-17 19:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-08-17 06:18 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-08-17 06:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-17 06:00 UTCEG score recompute 8.80
  21. 2026-08-17 06:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-08-17 05:54 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 8.8 · severity → HIGH
  23. 2026-08-17 05:33 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-08-17 05:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-17 05:24 UTCMITRE cvelistV5
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  1. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-08-16 02:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-15 06:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-15 06:23 UTCNVD update
  6. 2026-08-15 06:12 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-08-15 06:02 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-72124?
CVE-2026-72124 is a high vulnerability published on August 15, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: can: isotp: serialize TX state transitions under so->rx_lock The TX state machine (so->tx.state) is driven from three contexts: sendmsg() claiming and progressing a transfer, the RX path consuming Flow Control/echo frames, and two…
When was CVE-2026-72124 disclosed?
CVE-2026-72124 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-2026-72124 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-72124 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 72.3% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-72124?
CVE-2026-72124 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-72124?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-72124, 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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