CVE-2026-72482

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Aug 17, 2026

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

gpib: fix double decrement of descriptor_busy in command_ioctl()

commit d1857f8296dc ("gpib: fix use-after-free in IO ioctl handlers") introduced a descriptor_busy reference counter to pin struct gpib_descriptor across IO ioctl operations. In command_ioctl(), the error path inside the loop decrements descriptor_busy and breaks, but execution then falls through to the unconditional decrement after the loop, underflowing the counter to -1.

This re-enables the use-after-free that the original fix was meant to prevent: a concurrent close_dev_ioctl() sees descriptor_busy == 0 on an actively-used descriptor and frees it.

Remove the early decrement from the error path. The post-loop decrement already handles all exit paths, matching the correct pattern used in read_ioctl() and write_ioctl().

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected software

Source: the vendor's advisory (CNA). NVD analysis pending.

VendorProductVersions
LinuxLinux>= cae26eff1b56d78bed7873cf3e60a2b1bdd4da6c, < fdee9f207a48ce204ec6cfceaa1459d2473600a5; >= d1857f8296dceb75d00ab857fc3c61bc00c7f5c6, < 8b5f1d295dda8677e4545ce340053fcfa8b634c7; >= d1857f8296dceb75d00ab857fc3c61bc00c7f5c6, < c4faab452b3c1ada003d49c477609dd80523b9bf; 28c75dd143ead62e0dfac564c79d251e21d5d74b; >= 6.18.22, < 6.18.40; >= 6.19.12, < 6.20
LinuxLinux7.0

References

Timeline

Published
Aug 15, 2026
Last modified
Aug 17, 2026
NVD status
Received

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CVE-2026-72482: High severity, CVSS 7.8 | Vulnix