{"cve":"CVE-2026-72079","nvd":{"published":"2026-08-15T06:21:17.893","modified":"2026-08-17T06:18:06.600","status":"Received","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nInput: ims-pcu - fix use-after-free and double-free in disconnect\n\nims_pcu_disconnect() only intended to perform cleanup when the primary\n(control) interface is unbound. However, it currently relies on the\ninterface class to distinguish between control and data interfaces.\nA malicious device could present a data interface with the same class\nas the control interface, leading to premature cleanup and potential\nuse-after-free or double-free.\n\nSwitch to verifying that the interface being disconnected is indeed\nthe control interface.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/293388e42e5c0865204de6f36bfb8662156fce3b","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/315f269ea04bc1477ab9bf351e939623d12a1621","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/462a999917755a3bf77448dfd64307963cf0a9f0","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6a6c373e6a82eddc522342c8a8db7072c65f2b56","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6aacc18004b1a915ccb8a829d30279a37988066e"],"products":[],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:48:17.459049833+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-72079","score":0.0022,"percentile":0.12527,"date":"2026-10-31"},"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."]}