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

afs: Fix misplaced inc of net->cells_outstanding

Fix net->cells_outstanding being incremented before the check for failure
of idr_alloc_cyclic(), leaving the count incremented on error.
Published: 2026-08-15
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 19:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-400
CWE-665

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 12:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-772
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Low


Sat, 15 Aug 2026 18:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-400
CWE-665

Sat, 15 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: afs: Fix misplaced inc of net->cells_outstanding Fix net->cells_outstanding being incremented before the check for failure of idr_alloc_cyclic(), leaving the count incremented on error.
Title afs: Fix misplaced inc of net->cells_outstanding
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
References

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Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-17T05:13:28.597Z

Reserved: 2026-08-09T03:40:39.922Z

Link: CVE-2026-72376

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No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-15T06:22:11.090

Modified: 2026-08-17T06:18:41.970

Link: CVE-2026-72376

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2026-08-15T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-72376 - Bugzilla

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Updated: 2026-08-18T19:30:04Z

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