Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-72317

Vulnerability identifier: #VU143125

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2026-72317

CWE-ID: CWE-416

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.

The vulnerability exists due to use-after-free in the SUNRPC TLS connect_worker when handling a failed TLS handshake on a TLS-secured transport. A local user can trigger a failed TLS handshake that causes the upper rpc_clnt to be freed before the queued worker dereferences it to cause a denial of service.

The issue affects the TLS transport path; the non-TLS connect worker does not use the saved client pointer.

Linux kernel
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
Public Cloud Module
Legacy Module
Development Tools Module
Basesystem Module
openSUSE Leap
openEuler
Ubuntu
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_135-default
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_135-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_31-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_21-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_81-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_81-default
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-livepatch
kernel-docs
kernel-devel
kernel-macros
kernel-source
kernel-default
reiserfs-kmp-default
kernel-default-devel
cluster-md-kmp-default
kernel-default-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
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kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-debugsource
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ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default
kernel-syms
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default
kernel-debug-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-debug-debugsource
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-debug-devel
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo
kernel-obs-qa
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra
kernel-default-optional
kselftests-kmp-default
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-64kb-optional
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-devel
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-64kb
kselftests-kmp-64kb
ocfs2-kmp-64kb
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-extra
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-64kb
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kernel-debug
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso
kernel-default-vdso
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-debug-vdso
kernel-kvmsmall-devel
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
kernel-docs-html
kernel-source-vanilla
kernel-kvmsmall
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default-base-rebuild
kernel-default-base
kernel-azure
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-headers
kernel
bpftool
bpftool-debuginfo
kernel-debuginfo
kernel-debugsource
kernel-tools
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools-devel
perf
perf-debuginfo
python3-perf
python3-perf-debuginfo
kernel-extra-modules
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp (Ubuntu package)

Install security update from vendor's repository.

Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_135-default - update to 1-150600.13.3.4
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_135-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150600.13.3.4
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_31-debugsource - update to 1-150600.13.3.4
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_21-debugsource - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_81-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_81-default - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.135.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-default-livepatch - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.135.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-docs - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.135.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.135.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-macros - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.135.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-source - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.135.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-default - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.135.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
reiserfs-kmp-default - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.135.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-default-devel - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.135.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
cluster-md-kmp-default - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.135.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.135.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
dlm-kmp-default - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.135.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.135.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.135.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.135.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.135.1
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.135.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-default-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.135.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-obs-build - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.135.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.135.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
gfs2-kmp-default - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.135.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-syms - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.135.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.135.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
ocfs2-kmp-default - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.135.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-debug-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.135.1
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.135.1
kernel-debug-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.135.1
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.135.1
kernel-debug-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.135.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.135.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.135.1
kernel-obs-qa - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.135.1
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.135.1
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.135.1
kernel-default-extra - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.135.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-default-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.135.1
kselftests-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.135.1
kernel-64kb-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.135.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-64kb-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.135.1
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.135.1
kernel-64kb-devel - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.135.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.135.1
cluster-md-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.135.1
kselftests-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.135.1
ocfs2-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.135.1
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.135.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.135.1
kernel-64kb-extra - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.135.1
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.135.1
dlm-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.135.1
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.135.1
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.135.1
kernel-64kb-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.135.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.135.1
gfs2-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.135.1
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.135.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
reiserfs-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.135.1
kernel-64kb - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.135.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-default-livepatch-devel - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.135.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-debug - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.135.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.135.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.135.1
kernel-default-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.135.1
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.135.1
kernel-debug-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.135.1
kernel-kvmsmall-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.135.1
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.135.1
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.135.1
kernel-docs-html - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.135.1
kernel-source-vanilla - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.135.1
kernel-kvmsmall - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.135.1
kernel-zfcpdump - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.135.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.135.1
kernel-default-base-rebuild - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.135.1.150600.12.62.4
kernel-default-base - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.135.1.150600.12.62.4, 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1.150700.17.45.1
kernel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-azure-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-azure-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
kernel-headers - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.24.161, 6.6.0-145.3.29.160
kernel - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.24.161, 6.6.0-145.3.29.160
bpftool - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.24.161, 6.6.0-145.3.29.160
bpftool-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.24.161, 6.6.0-145.3.29.160
kernel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.24.161, 6.6.0-145.3.29.160
kernel-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.24.161, 6.6.0-145.3.29.160
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.24.161, 6.6.0-145.3.29.160
kernel-source - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.24.161, 6.6.0-145.3.29.160
kernel-tools - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.24.161, 6.6.0-145.3.29.160
kernel-tools-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.24.161, 6.6.0-145.3.29.160
kernel-tools-devel - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.24.161, 6.6.0-145.3.29.160
perf - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.24.161, 6.6.0-145.3.29.160
perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.24.161, 6.6.0-145.3.29.160
python3-perf - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.24.161, 6.6.0-145.3.29.160
python3-perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.1.24.161, 6.6.0-145.3.29.160
kernel-extra-modules - update to 6.6.0-145.3.29.160
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 7.0.0-34.34, 7.0.0-34.34.1, 7.0.0-34.34~24.04.1, 7.0.0-1012.12~24.04.1, 7.0.0-1013.13, 7.0.0-1013.13~24.04.1, 7.0.0-1014.14, 7.0.0-1020.20
linux-gcp (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 7.0.0-1013.13, 7.0.0-1013.13~24.04.1, 7.0.0-1014.14

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/46bc86c833956219bbfd246c1ffd832a479c5199
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5b0427ba582d143a364301f825f4e32272f06d2d
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79cd550f8c884523b604fbfa43eb02def74d6224
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a65b41b657b71d5a77861f47dd13eb4bc8e10d0
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d49f6d098ed48775b9d27a9f9c5c220fdf76f102

• Use-after-free in Linux kernel sunrpc
• openEuler 24.03 LTS SP3 update for kernel
• openEuler 24.03 LTS SP1 update for kernel
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• Ubuntu update for linux-gcp
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• Ubuntu update for linux