CVE-2026-72298

HIGHPre-NVD 8.48.4
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 8.4 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-08-15. a secondary CVSS source baseline 8.4; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 5 sources updated this week
8.4EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 8.4Exploit: 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:

net: qrtr: fix 32-bit integer overflow in qrtr_endpoint_post()

qrtr_endpoint_post() validates an incoming packet with

if (!size || len != ALIGN(size, 4) + hdrlen) goto err;

where size comes from the wire. On 32-bit, size_t is 32 bits and ALIGN(size, 4) wraps to 0 for size >= 0xfffffffd, so the check passes and skb_put_data(skb, data + hdrlen, size) writes past the hdrlen-sized skb and oopses the kernel. 64-bit is unaffected.

This is the 32-bit residual of ad9d24c9429e2 ("net: qrtr: fix OOB Read in qrtr_endpoint_post"), which fixed only the 64-bit case.

Reject any size that cannot fit the buffer before the ALIGN.

CVSS v3
8.4
EG Score
8.4(high)
EG Risk
42(Track)
EG Risk 42/100SSVC: 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
Severity84% × 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 17, 2026

Advisory Details (8)

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

net: qrtr: fix 32-bit integer overflow in qrtr_endpoint_post() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0597074e99731fdad5593e4f6d056a3866f2cab
generic

net: qrtr: fix 32-bit integer overflow in qrtr_endpoint_post() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b609f7f46916c6b05585ca82455077198a23770f
generic

net: qrtr: fix 32-bit integer overflow in qrtr_endpoint_post() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f72c285f6d3bf63968a0344beee8ab1b370198b
generic

net: qrtr: fix 32-bit integer overflow in qrtr_endpoint_post() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/689b7267f8632b4661879dc323e26ebb60978afb
generic

net: qrtr: fix 32-bit integer overflow in qrtr_endpoint_post() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3665e644ea081c4624a1637023b0de3b29f4ae04
generic

net: qrtr: fix 32-bit integer overflow in qrtr_endpoint_post() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/242408b5b763c01288adf3113cbce84378a76e1a
generic

net: qrtr: fix 32-bit integer overflow in qrtr_endpoint_post() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/22100a8f73d4ae4f17697dae93d4e2e1d283a6ec
generic

net: qrtr: fix 32-bit integer overflow in qrtr_endpoint_post() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/20054869770c7df060c5ecee3e8bbf9029c47191

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-72298(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 28× in last 7d / 28× 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 08:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-08-19 19:58 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-08-19 19:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-19 17:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-08-19 07:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-18 19:30 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-08-18 19:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-18 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-08-18 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-08-18 07:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-08-17 19:00 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-08-17 19:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-08-17 06:19 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-08-17 06:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-17 05:59 UTCEG score recompute 8.40
  17. 2026-08-17 05:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-17 05:54 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 8.4 · severity → HIGH
  19. 2026-08-17 05:30 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-08-17 05:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-08-17 05:25 UTCMITRE cvelistV5
  22. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-08-16 02:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-08-15 06:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
Show 3 more
  1. 2026-08-15 06:23 UTCNVD update
  2. 2026-08-15 06:07 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-08-15 06:02 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-72298?
CVE-2026-72298 is a high vulnerability published on August 15, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: qrtr: fix 32-bit integer overflow in qrtrendpointpost() qrtrendpointpost() validates an incoming packet with if (!size || len != ALIGN(size, 4) + hdrlen) goto err; where size comes from the wire. On 32-bit, size_t is 32 bits…
When was CVE-2026-72298 disclosed?
CVE-2026-72298 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 15, 2026, with the most recent update on August 17, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-72298 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-72298 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 91.9% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-72298?
CVE-2026-72298 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.4 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-72298?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-72298, 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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