{"cve":"CVE-2026-72476","nvd":{"published":"2026-08-15T06:22:21.757","modified":"2026-10-16T19:17:32.340","status":"Received","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ndmaengine: Fix possible use after free\n\nIn dma_release_channel(), check chan->device->privatecnt after call\ndma_chan_put(). However, dma_chan_put() call dma_device_put() which could\nrelease the last reference of the device if the DMA provider is already\ngone and hence free it.\n\nFixes it by moving dma_chan_put() after the check.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.8},"cwes":[],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0bc191050c3253da8ef4bfaf157c44efed6e22cd","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/329ec20a86091d2a6e5b4fe507545e7d678a22a2","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b0240483dc977dbec4f3bc7a5383d4691ecb625","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/444f96066937f3fdf0e79b53289cff223c7d638b","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5876f38b67a309c00628942cb25679749b53b397"],"products":[],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:48:17.459049833+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-72476","score":0.00171,"percentile":0.06439,"date":"2026-10-25"},"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."]}