What is CVE-2026-72440?

CVE-2026-72440 is a security advisory published by Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) with Medium severity. md/raid1: fix writes_pending and barrier reference leaks on write failures

Which CVE IDs does CVE-2026-72440 cover?

CVE-2026-72440 covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-72440. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of CVE-2026-72440?

CVE-2026-72440 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.1, published by Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC).

Which products are affected by CVE-2026-72440?

CVE-2026-72440 affects 3 products, including: azl3 kernel 6.6.150.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0; azl3 kernel 6.6.152.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0; azl3 kernel 6.6.157.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0.

CVE-2026-72440MediumCVSS 4.1

md/raid1: fix writes_pending and barrier reference leaks on write failures

Vendor

Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC)

Published

August 23, 2026

Last Modified

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🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

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🎯 Affected products3

azl3 kernel 6.6.150.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0
azl3 kernel 6.6.152.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0
azl3 kernel 6.6.157.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0

✅ Remediation

KBRelease Notes (Security Update)

🔗 References (2)

advisoryhttps://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-72440
referencehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-linux/tutorial-azure-linux-upgrade