VDUSE: avoid leaking information to userspace
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-72305 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | Linux |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-08-15 06:22:03 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-08-23 13:16:43 UTC |
| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: VDUSE: avoid leaking information to userspace The bounceing is not necessarily page aligned, so current VDUSE can leak kernel information through mapping bounce pages to userspace. Allocate bounce pages with __GFP_ZERO to avoid leaking information to userspace. |
Risk And Classification
EPSS: 0.002000000 probability, percentile 0.101960000 (date 2026-08-17)
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 8c773d53fb7b64267b0f55c1d3517cb8c5e29b3c 41e27a6aca608c9e04f091c29c420d03fafe0313 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 8c773d53fb7b64267b0f55c1d3517cb8c5e29b3c 3ae878f262bd1445c8c31511856a99962a05fe16 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 8c773d53fb7b64267b0f55c1d3517cb8c5e29b3c fde25641cbddd0c084e3320d08f755e7e6acfae5 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 8c773d53fb7b64267b0f55c1d3517cb8c5e29b3c 5e88c1bc3a41d9a260dd42bae8ad18fd4f35bbe1 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 8c773d53fb7b64267b0f55c1d3517cb8c5e29b3c 690fb82c4122f8c2656fa4f842275132771b68b9 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 8c773d53fb7b64267b0f55c1d3517cb8c5e29b3c 00335df9da2011e095f846d645cc2e9fd2907659 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 8c773d53fb7b64267b0f55c1d3517cb8c5e29b3c 9c1523803445ee0348f62b77793266dd981596e0 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 5.15 | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 5.15 semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 5.15.217 5.15.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.1.184 6.1.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.6.148 6.6.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.12.101 6.12.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.18.42 6.18.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 7.1.5 7.1.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 7.2 * original_commit_for_fix | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/fde25641cbddd0c084e3320d08f755e7e6acfae5 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/41e27a6aca608c9e04f091c29c420d03fafe0313 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ae878f262bd1445c8c31511856a99962a05fe16 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/690fb82c4122f8c2656fa4f842275132771b68b9 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/00335df9da2011e095f846d645cc2e9fd2907659 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c1523803445ee0348f62b77793266dd981596e0 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e88c1bc3a41d9a260dd42bae8ad18fd4f35bbe1 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.