Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2026-72133

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: spi: uniphier: Fix completion initialization order before devm_request_irq() The driver calls devm_request_irq() before initializing the completion used by the interrupt handler. Because the interrupt may occur immediately after devm_request_irq(), the handler may execute before init_completion(). This may result in calling complete() on an uninitialized completion, causing undefined behavior. This has been observed with KASAN. Fix this by initializing the completion before registering the IRQ.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (8.3th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 8th percentile — 8.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-72133: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000

Affected products

  • Linux — versions 7.2-rc1, 6.6.145, 7.2

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-72133?
CVE-2026-72133 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2026-08-15.
How severe is CVE-2026-72133?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.