kernel: locking/rt: Fix the incorrect RCU protection in rt_spin_unlock()

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. The rtspinunlock function, and similar real-time RT locking mechanisms, incorrectly release Read-Copy-Update RCU protection before fully unlocking, leading to a Use-After-Free UAF vulnerability. This issue could allow a local attacker to potentially cause a...

kernel: locking/rt: Fix the incorrect RCU protection in rt_spin_unlock()

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. The rtspinunlock function, and similar real-time RT locking mechanisms, incorrectly release Read-Copy-Update RCU protection before fully unlocking, leading to a Use-After-Free UAF vulnerability. This issue could allow a local attacker to potentially cause a...

Astra Linux – Vulnerability in Linux 5.10

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: locking/rt: Fixed the incorrect RCU protection in rtspinunlock. rtspinunlock releases the RCU protection before unlocking the lock. This creates a potential for the following UAF Uninitialized Arbitrary Fault scenario: T1 T2...

SUSE CVE-2026-72069

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: locking/rt: Fix the incorrect RCU protection in rtspinunlock rtspinunlock releases the RCU protection before unlocking the lock. That opens the door for the following UAF scenario: T1 T2 spinlock&p-lock; rcureadlock; invalidatep;...

CVE-2026-72069

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. The rtspinunlock function, and similar real-time RT locking mechanisms, incorrectly release Read-Copy-Update RCU protection before fully unlocking, leading to a Use-After-Free UAF vulnerability. This issue could allow a local attacker to potentially cause a...

CVE-2026-72069

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: locking/rt: Fix the incorrect RCU protection in rtspinunlock rtspinunlock releases the RCU protection before unlocking the lock. That opens the door for the following UAF scenario: T1 T2 spinlock&p-lock; rcureadlock; invalidatep;...

CVE-2026-72069

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: locking/rt: Fix the incorrect RCU protection in rtspinunlock rtspinunlock releases the RCU protection before unlocking the lock. That opens the door for the following UAF scenario: T1 T2 spinlock&p-lock; rcureadlock; invalidatep;...

CVE-2026-72069 locking/rt: Fix the incorrect RCU protection in rt_spin_unlock()

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: locking/rt: Fix the incorrect RCU protection in rtspinunlock rtspinunlock releases the RCU protection before unlocking the lock. That opens the door for the following UAF scenario: T1 T2 spinlock&p-lock; rcureadlock; invalidatep;...

CVE-2026-72069

Technical details for CVE-2026-72069 are not publicly provided in the supplied documents; monitor for updates.

CVE-2026-72069: Undefined Security Weakness

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: locking/rt: Fix the incorrect RCU protection in rtspinunlock rtspinunlock releases the RCU protection before unlocking the lock. That opens the door for the following UAF scenario: T1 T2 spinlock&p-lock; rcureadlock; invalidatep;...

Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-72069

"The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - locking/rt: Fix the incorrect RCU protection in rtspinunlock rtspinunlock releases the RCU protection before unlocking the lock. That opens the door for the...