CVE-2026-72369

HIGHPre-NVD 7.87.8
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-08-15. a secondary CVSS source baseline 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 5 sources updated this week
7.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: 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:

minix: avoid overflow in bitmap block count calculation

minix_check_superblock() uses minix_blocks_needed() to verify that the on-disk imap and zmap block counts are large enough for the advertised inode and zone counts.

The helper currently performs DIV_ROUND_UP() in unsigned int arithmetic. A Minix v3 image can set s_ninodes or s_zones near UINT_MAX so the addition inside DIV_ROUND_UP() wraps to zero. That makes a zero imap/zmap block count look valid, after which minix_fill_super() can dereference s_imap[0] or s_zmap[0] even though no bitmap buffers were allocated.

Impact: mounting a crafted Minix v3 image whose s_ninodes or s_zones is near UINT_MAX makes minix_check_superblock() accept a zero bitmap-block count and minix_fill_super() dereference s_imap[0]/s_zmap[0], panicking the kernel.

The divisor is the bitmap capacity in bits, blocksize * 8, which is always a power of two: minix_fill_super() obtains the block size through sb_set_blocksize(), and blk_validate_block_size() rejects any size that is not a power of two. Use DIV_ROUND_UP_POW2(), which divides before adding the round-up term and so cannot overflow for a power-of-two divisor.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8(high)
EG Risk
40(Track)
EG Risk 40/100SSVC: 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
Severity78% × 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 (5)

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

minix: avoid overflow in bitmap block count calculation - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb3e566cafc38fe3ba35e6843a2d529a3748870c
generic

minix: avoid overflow in bitmap block count calculation - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/abe3536a4bedcc43de80b6d4d7e3d57e9ba382a5
generic

minix: avoid overflow in bitmap block count calculation - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a11ebaab50d27d6c4c78506f84ff36452e0b901d
generic

minix: avoid overflow in bitmap block count calculation - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/959c95340a9e19cd333b4c18935fdeecbb2f319d
generic

minix: avoid overflow in bitmap block count calculation - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a29e60e2176b02e04f8737c8b32b696230eb0c5

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-72369(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 23:22 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-20 23:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-20 22:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-20 12:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-20 01:10 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-08-20 01:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-19 17:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-08-19 14:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-19 02:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-18 15:49 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-08-18 15:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-18 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-08-18 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-08-18 04:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-17 17:37 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-08-17 17:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-08-17 06:29 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-08-17 06:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-17 05:58 UTCEG score recompute 7.80
  21. 2026-08-17 05:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-08-17 05:54 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 7.8 · severity → HIGH
  23. 2026-08-17 05:29 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-08-17 05:29 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 06:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-15 06:23 UTCNVD update
  6. 2026-08-15 06:06 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-08-15 06:02 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-72369?
CVE-2026-72369 is a high vulnerability published on August 15, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: minix: avoid overflow in bitmap block count calculation minixchecksuperblock() uses minixblocksneeded() to verify that the on-disk imap and zmap block counts are large enough for the advertised inode and zone counts. The helper…
When was CVE-2026-72369 disclosed?
CVE-2026-72369 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-2026-72369 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-72369 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 92.6% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-72369?
CVE-2026-72369 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-72369?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-72369, 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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