{
  "cveId": "CVE-2026-72082",
  "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-72082",
  "summary": "CVE-2026-72082 is fixed in linux on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-72082, released August 15, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.",
  "title": "linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:  scsi: elx: efct: Fix refcount leak in efct_hw_io...",
  "description": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:  scsi: elx: efct: Fix refcount leak in efct_hw_io_abort()  When efct_hw_reqtag_alloc() fails in efct_hw_io_abort(), the error path returns -ENOSPC without releasing the reference obtained via kref_get_unless_zero() earlier in the function. All other error paths correctly drop the reference. This causes a permanent reference leak on the io_to_abort object.  Additionally, the abort_in_progress flag is left set to true on this path, which means future abort attempts for the same I/O will immediately return -EINPROGRESS even though the abort was never submitted, effectively blocking recovery.  Fix this by adding the missing kref_put() call and reset abort_in_progress to false, matching the cleanup done in the efct_hw_wq_write() failure path below.",
  "published": "2026-08-15T06:21:18Z",
  "severity": "",
  "epss": 0.00215,
  "epssPercentile": 0.11909,
  "priority": "Routine",
  "priorityTier": 4,
  "exploited": false,
  "vendorExploited": false,
  "disclosed": false,
  "fixes": [
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "linux",
      "release": "Debian 12.15 (bookworm)",
      "fixedVersion": "6.1.180-1",
      "fix": "DEBIAN-CVE-2026-72082",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/debian-cve-2026-72082",
      "released": "2026-08-15T22:38:55Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "linux",
      "release": "Debian 13.5 (trixie)",
      "fixedVersion": "6.12.100-1",
      "fix": "DEBIAN-CVE-2026-72082",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/debian-cve-2026-72082",
      "released": "2026-08-15T22:38:55Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "linux",
      "release": "Debian 14",
      "fixedVersion": "7.1.5-1",
      "fix": "DEBIAN-CVE-2026-72082",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/debian-cve-2026-72082",
      "released": "2026-08-15T22:38:55Z"
    }
  ],
  "noFixYet": [],
  "dataAsOf": "2026-11-08T00:53:09Z",
  "attribution": {
    "text": "Data: Patchblox Patch Radar",
    "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar",
    "terms": "https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar/use-the-data"
  }
}