{"cve":"CVE-2026-72077","nvd":{"published":"2026-08-15T06:21:17.660","modified":"2026-08-23T13:16:39.607","status":"Received","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nInput: ims-pcu - fix firmware leak in async update\n\nThe firmware object was not being released if validation failed.\nUse __free(firmware) to ensure the firmware is always released.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f7bdfbe791aacad77db87f044e78ef60a93ae0d","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/47a9889a9325b87698b6d6eaf3187a9af6e4773d","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/99c428d7ef644d3e394f3072f905040c16dab18d","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9efba5177a51ed996b0bdc03aa677c08247d5b91","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a5dd47ea3904dedb1ae7a5fe0e6b44a458f0c5ec"],"products":[],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:48:17.459049833+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-72077","score":0.0022,"percentile":0.12515,"date":"2026-11-01"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}