Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-72307
Published: August 16, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU143133
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-2026-72307
CWE-ID: CWE-772
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect reference count management in mlxsw_sp_vrs_lpm_tree_replace() when rolling back failed LPM tree replacements for virtual routers. A local user can trigger an error during LPM tree replacement to cause a denial of service.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2026-72307
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3
External References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21cf8dc478a49e8de039c2739b1646a774cb1944
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/220d41bdce41fe5a39a7f419faab1e907b4093c2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a2b47d1b4b3de54d030a7fdb6a322c970513ee3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7203ac71d3895fa5948b319dd724f0e1cffbc4a1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8adebf07b46df79a0e49a6d4ae384f0db7c91db6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e4a6185679922305ea1df68403f00ccc512656b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c2c75c45b54f3b12eafb28a4eb47f8821512c1aa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f6454a5fbf2224ad30ec70e686a6c592561da1f2