CVE-2026-72163

🗓️ 15 Aug 2026 05:53:31Reported by LinuxType

ocfs2 NULL deref in ocfs2_assure_trans_credits on journal abort during DIO write causes kernel panic.

Reporter	Title	Published	Views	Family All 14
Cvelist	CVE-2026-72163 ocfs2: fix NULL h_transaction deref in ocfs2_assure_trans_credits	15 Aug 202605:53	–	cvelist
Debian CVE	CVE-2026-72163	15 Aug 202605:53	–	debiancve
Oracle linux	Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update	4 Sep 202600:00	–	oraclelinux
EUVD	EUVD-2026-58921	15 Aug 202605:53	–	euvd
NVD	CVE-2026-72163	15 Aug 202606:21	–	nvd
OSV	BELL-CVE-2026-72163	18 Aug 202606:06	–	osv
OSV	DEBIAN-CVE-2026-72163	15 Aug 202606:21	–	osv
OSV	UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72163	15 Aug 202606:21	–	osv
Tenable Nessus	Photon OS 5.0: Linux PHSA-2026-5.0-92-0952	12 Aug 202600:00	–	nessus
Tenable Nessus	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-72163	18 Aug 202600:00	–	nessus

Vulners

CNA

Node

linux linux_kernelRange5.10.221–5.10.261

linux linux_kernelRange5.15.162–5.15.212

linux linux_kernelRange6.1.97–6.1.178

linux linux_kernelRange6.6.37–6.6.145

linux linux_kernelRange6.9.8–6.10

linux linux_kernelRange6.10–5.10.261

linux linux_kernelRange5.11.0–5.15.212

linux linux_kernelRange5.16.0–6.1.178

linux linux_kernelRange6.2.0–6.6.145

linux linux_kernelRange6.7.0–6.12.97

linux linux_kernelRange6.13.0–6.18.40

linux linux_kernelRange6.19.0–7.1.5

linux linux_kernelRange7.2.0≥

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Source	Link
git	www.git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9ab30c96b0f00c20c6dac93681bdae3a033d229
git	www.git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d80e9c56718435a9c9f5f24dbc954989aead579
git	www.git.kernel.org/stable/c/7146d191dae3a8efdb957993fb61a55713186266
git	www.git.kernel.org/stable/c/942b818b396c24c452681803ff291552317d2ef1
git	www.git.kernel.org/stable/c/253ed993e0b36997ec7b04c1ff76103b38241de2
git	www.git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd73971fad89d5ee4ea0ba9b92d2ea08733c4a64
git	www.git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ad7532a23bc94076efe9f1486dd7f7493c090ff
git	www.git.kernel.org/stable/c/f14aaaa130356ee4adb44de947c098637c70df8f

17 Aug 2026 06:18Current

5.5Medium risk

Vulners AI Score5.5

EPSS0.00211