CVE-2026-72449

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:

drm/amdkfd: fix list_del corruption in kfd_criu_resume_svm

The cleanup tail of kfd_criu_resume_svm() walks svms->criu_svm_metadata_list and kfree()s each struct criu_svm_metadata without removing it from the list. The list head is left pointing at freed kmalloc-96 objects.

A second AMDKFD_IOC_CRIU_OP from the same process re-enters: list_empty() reads the dangling ->next (use-after-free), the loop walks freed entries, and each is kfree()'d again (double-free). This is reachable by an unprivileged render-group user via /dev/kfd with no capabilities required.

Add list_del() before the kfree() so the list is properly emptied. The list_for_each_entry_safe() iterator already caches the next pointer, so unlinking during the walk is safe.

(cherry picked from commit 6322d278a298e2c1430b9d2697743d3a04b788b1)

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 (6)

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

drm/amdkfd: fix list_del corruption in kfd_criu_resume_svm - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e33a3bd5cb8d0cf1557dee014115f812c9686130
generic

drm/amdkfd: fix list_del corruption in kfd_criu_resume_svm - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8a8d350a273c005a48c64c4519d21b2a51c5ceb
generic

drm/amdkfd: fix list_del corruption in kfd_criu_resume_svm - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/96ac562a9ea3020981f536384711190841c81aa8
generic

drm/amdkfd: fix list_del corruption in kfd_criu_resume_svm - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8fa5655da368d0306c03e9dc9cda8ae2a7840926
generic

drm/amdkfd: fix list_del corruption in kfd_criu_resume_svm - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/838b57b3e7ce8cce0fda56d0861add3d464dd6c8
generic

drm/amdkfd: fix list_del corruption in kfd_criu_resume_svm - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/506e635aed05dbdeef11e3c59f6e42980cda5b6d

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-72449(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. 2026-08-21 07:24 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-21 07:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-20 22:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-20 19:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-20 07:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-19 19:17 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-08-19 19:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-19 17:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-08-19 07:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-18 19:07 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-08-18 19:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-18 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-08-18 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-08-18 07:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-17 18:59 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-08-17 18:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-08-17 06:28 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-08-17 06:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-17 05:57 UTCEG score recompute 7.80
  21. 2026-08-17 05:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-08-17 05:54 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 7.8 · severity → HIGH
  23. 2026-08-17 05:28 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-08-17 05:28 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 06:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-15 06:23 UTCNVD update
  6. 2026-08-15 06:04 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-08-15 06:02 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-72449?
CVE-2026-72449 is a high vulnerability published on August 15, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdkfd: fix listdel corruption in kfdcriuresumesvm The cleanup tail of kfdcriuresume_svm() walks svms->criusvmmetadatalist and kfree()s each struct criusvm_metadata without removing it from the list. The list head is left…
When was CVE-2026-72449 disclosed?
CVE-2026-72449 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-2026-72449 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-72449 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 93.1% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-72449?
CVE-2026-72449 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-72449?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-72449, 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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