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CVE-2026-72179

🗓️ 15 Aug 2026 05:53:42Reported by LinuxType 
cve
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🔗 web.nvd.nist.gov👁 34 Views

RISC-V cacheinfo node reference leak in populate_cache_leaves due to early loop break.

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Detection
Affected
Refs
ReporterTitlePublishedViews
Family
cvelist
Cvelist
CVE-2026-72179 riscv: cacheinfo: Fix node reference leak in populate_cache_leaves
15 Aug 202605:53
cvelist
debiancve
Debian CVE
CVE-2026-72179
15 Aug 202605:53
debiancve
euvd
EUVD
EUVD-2026-58937
15 Aug 202605:53
euvd
nvd
NVD
CVE-2026-72179
15 Aug 202606:21
nvd
osv
OSV
BELL-CVE-2026-72179
18 Aug 202606:06
osv
osv
OSV
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-72179
15 Aug 202606:21
osv
osv
OSV
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72179
15 Aug 202606:21
osv
nessus
Tenable Nessus
Photon OS 5.0: Linux PHSA-2026-5.0-92-0952
12 Aug 202600:00
nessus
nessus
Tenable Nessus
Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-72179
15 Aug 202600:00
nessus
ptsecurity
Positive Technologies
PT-2026-72367
15 Aug 202600:00
ptsecurity
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linuxlinux_kernelRange5.06.1.178
linuxlinux_kernelRange6.2.06.6.145
linuxlinux_kernelRange6.7.06.12.97
linuxlinux_kernelRange6.13.06.18.40
linuxlinux_kernelRange6.19.07.1.5
linuxlinux_kernelRange7.2.0
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    "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
    "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
    "programFiles": [
      "arch/riscv/kernel/cacheinfo.c"
    ],
    "versions": [
      {
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      },
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      },
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      },
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      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "product": "Linux",
    "vendor": "Linux",
    "defaultStatus": "affected",
    "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
    "programFiles": [
      "arch/riscv/kernel/cacheinfo.c"
    ],
    "versions": [
      {
        "version": "5.0",
        "status": "affected"
      },
      {
        "version": "0",
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        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "semver"
      },
      {
        "version": "6.1.178",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "6.1.*",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "semver"
      },
      {
        "version": "6.6.145",
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        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "semver"
      },
      {
        "version": "6.12.97",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "6.12.*",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "semver"
      },
      {
        "version": "6.18.40",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "6.18.*",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "semver"
      },
      {
        "version": "7.1.5",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "7.1.*",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "semver"
      },
      {
        "version": "7.2",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "*",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"
      }
    ]
  }
]

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17 Aug 2026 06:18Current
5.4Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.4
EPSS0.00206
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