linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sunrpc: harden rq_procinfo lifecycle to prevent...
CVE-2026-72220 is fixed in 20 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-72220, released August 15, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Urgent.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sunrpc: harden rq_procinfo lifecycle to prevent double-free The svc_release_rqst() function executes the callback inside rqstp->rq_procinfo->pc_release. However, if a worker thread begins processing a new request and encounters an early error path (e.g., unsupported protocol, short frame, or bad auth) before a valid rq_procinfo is installed, a stale release hook can be re-triggered against reused state from the previous RPC, resulting in a double-free or use-after-free vulnerability. Harden the lifecycle of rq_procinfo by: 1. Ensuring svc_release_rqst() always clears rq_procinfo after the optional pc_release() call, regardless of whether the hook exists. 2. Explicitly clearing rq_procinfo at request entry in svc_process() before any early decode or drop paths. 3. Ensuring svc_process_bc() does the same at backchannel entry. This guarantees that error flows will not encounter a non-NULL stale rq_procinfo pointer when there is nothing to release.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| bpftool6.18 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.41-94.142.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-2071 | Aug 31, 2026 |
| bpftool6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.41-94.142.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-2071 | Aug 31, 2026 |
| kernel-livepatch-6.18.41-94.142 · amzn 2023 | 1:1.0-0.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-2071 | Aug 31, 2026 |
| kernel6.18 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.41-94.142.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-2071 | Aug 31, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.41-94.142.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-2071 | Aug 31, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-aarch64 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.41-94.142.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-2071 | Aug 31, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-x86_64 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.41-94.142.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-2071 | Aug 31, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-devel · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.41-94.142.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-2071 | Aug 31, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-headers · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.41-94.142.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-2071 | Aug 31, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-modules-extra · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.41-94.142.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-2071 | Aug 31, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-modules-extra-common · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.41-94.142.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-2071 | Aug 31, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-tools · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.41-94.142.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-2071 | Aug 31, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-tools-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.41-94.142.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-2071 | Aug 31, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-tools-devel · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.41-94.142.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-2071 | Aug 31, 2026 |
| linux · Debian 14 | 7.1.5-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-72220 | Aug 15, 2026 |
| microvm-kernel6.18 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.41-94.142.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-2071 | Aug 31, 2026 |
| perf6.18 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.41-94.142.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-2071 | Aug 31, 2026 |
| perf6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.41-94.142.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-2071 | Aug 31, 2026 |
| python3-perf6.18 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.41-94.142.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-2071 | Aug 31, 2026 |
| python3-perf6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.41-94.142.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-2071 | Aug 31, 2026 |
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