CVE-2026-72067

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's CPU hotplug mechanism. When the cpuhpinvokecallback function attempts to unwind previous operations after a failure, it can incorrectly reuse a return value. This issue allows a successful rollback to mask the original error, causing a failed CPU hotplug...

CVE-2026-72067 cpu: hotplug: Preserve per instance callback errors

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cpu: hotplug: Preserve per instance callback errors cpuhpinvokecallback unwinds earlier callbacks for the same hotplug state when one instance fails. The rollback path currently reuses ret, so a successful rollback can hide the...

CVE-2026-72067: Undefined Security Weakness

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cpu: hotplug: Preserve per instance callback errors cpuhpinvokecallback unwinds earlier callbacks for the same hotplug state when one instance fails. The rollback path currently reuses ret, so a successful rollback can hide the...