{
  "cveId": "CVE-2026-72179",
  "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-72179",
  "summary": "CVE-2026-72179 is fixed in linux on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-72179, 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:  riscv: cacheinfo: Fix node reference leak in pop...",
  "description": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:  riscv: cacheinfo: Fix node reference leak in populate_cache_leaves  Currently, the while loop drops the reference to prev in each iteration. If the loop terminates early due to a break, the final of_node_put(np) correctly drops the reference to the current node.  However, if the loop terminates naturally because np == NULL, calling of_node_put(np) is a no-op. This leaves the last valid node stored in prev without its reference dropped, resulting in a node reference leak.  Fix this by changing the final \u0060of_node_put(np)\u0060 to \u0060of_node_put(prev)\u0060.",
  "published": "2026-08-15T06:21:36Z",
  "severity": "",
  "epss": 0.00215,
  "epssPercentile": 0.11897,
  "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-2026-72179",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/debian-cve-2026-72179",
      "released": "2026-08-15T22:38:55Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "linux",
      "release": "Debian 13.5 (trixie)",
      "fixedVersion": "6.12.100-1",
      "fix": "DEBIAN-CVE-2026-72179",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/debian-cve-2026-72179",
      "released": "2026-08-15T22:38:55Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "linux",
      "release": "Debian 14",
      "fixedVersion": "7.1.5-1",
      "fix": "DEBIAN-CVE-2026-72179",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/debian-cve-2026-72179",
      "released": "2026-08-15T22:38:55Z"
    }
  ],
  "noFixYet": [],
  "dataAsOf": "2026-11-09T01:18:40Z",
  "attribution": {
    "text": "Data: Patchblox Patch Radar",
    "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar",
    "terms": "https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar/use-the-data"
  }
}