CVE-2026-72364

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:

netfs: Fix writeback error handling

Fix the error handling in writeback_iter() loop. If an error occurs, writeback_iter() needs to be called again with *error set to the error so that it can clean up iteration state. Further, the current folio needs unlocking and redirtying.

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
7%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 15, 2026

Last Modified

August 17, 2026

Advisory Details (4)

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

netfs: Fix writeback error handling - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb39ffd3cc5422887fd118668ff45ebfdbc83302
generic

netfs: Fix writeback error handling - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac5f95ac5d6d0f4c567b8b642825705a2bf0d79e
generic

netfs: Fix writeback error handling - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89df9c158a25d0a7c6ca079a9bd9ca7009d75c7b
generic

netfs: Fix writeback error handling - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1bb33d959aabcde07d724b5eb9992462e91fa79a

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-72364(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 30× in last 7d / 30× 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 20:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-20 08:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-19 20:11 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-08-19 20:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-19 17:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-08-19 07:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-18 19:35 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-08-18 19:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-18 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-08-18 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-08-18 07:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-08-17 18:59 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-08-17 18:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-08-17 06:29 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-08-17 06:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-17 05:58 UTCEG score recompute 7.10
  19. 2026-08-17 05:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-17 05:54 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 7.1 · severity → HIGH
  21. 2026-08-17 05:30 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-08-17 05:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-08-17 05:24 UTCMITRE cvelistV5
  24. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
Show 5 more
  1. 2026-08-16 02:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-15 06:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-15 06:23 UTCNVD update
  4. 2026-08-15 06:06 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-08-15 06:02 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-72364?
CVE-2026-72364 is a high vulnerability published on August 15, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfs: Fix writeback error handling Fix the error handling in writeback_iter() loop. If an error occurs, writeback_iter() needs to be called again with *error set to the error so that it can clean up iteration state. Further, the…
When was CVE-2026-72364 disclosed?
CVE-2026-72364 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-2026-72364 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-72364 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 93.2% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-72364?
CVE-2026-72364 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.1 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-72364?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-72364, 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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