CVE-2026-72109
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: sparx5: unregister blocking notifier on init failure sparx5_register_notifier_blocks() registers the switchdev blocking notifier before allocating the ordered workqueue.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.16%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: sparx5: unregister blocking notifier on init failure sparx5_register_notifier_blocks() registers the switchdev blocking notifier before allocating the ordered workqueue. If the workqueue allocation fails, the error path unregisters the switchdev and netdevice notifiers, but leaves the blocking notifier registered. Add a separate error label for the workqueue allocation failure path and unregister the switchdev blocking notifier there.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.16% probability · 6th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Source
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/17f113e7b622dc850992ade540181717de6a8561
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/483be61b4a9a6df3b7cb277e8f189e082dee4cb8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a3c44a003176282ee4306b7c96e5a536c6f0707
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf419c869e0d03aad4b6f4ecf0a813851930dfe7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d6084c47389fd6978a5d66b0d58206a548c792a9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e5afc6d3fabdf1f605d63c4b34a3df6c359e81f3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fbc65b17508ed5464b7106e7fa5f15251ca1b603
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.