CVE-2026-72318

Public on 2026-08-15
Modified on 2026-08-19
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

cifs: validate DFS referral string offsets
Severity
Important severity
Important
See what this means
CVSS v3 Base Score
8.2
See breakdown

Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 2 - Core kernel Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.10 Extra kernel Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.15 Extra kernel Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.4 Extra kernel Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023 kernel 2026-08-17 ALAS2023-2026-2058 Fixed
Amazon Linux 2023 kernel6.12 2026-08-17 ALAS2023-2026-2057 Fixed
Amazon Linux 2023 kernel6.18 Pending Fix

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 8.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H