In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

afs: Fix the volume AFS_VOLUME_RM_TREE is set on

Fix afs_insert_volume_into_cell() to set AFS_VOLUME_RM_TREE on the volume
replaced, not the new volume, as it's now removed from the cell's volume
tree. This will cause the old volume to be removed from the tree twice and
the new volume never to be removed.

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Linux Linux unaffected
Version Status Constraints
98fb5eaade749e9d366fdd1f622d560ad68bdedd affected < 6fa9a8a73e16aa22fce6e41cc00d59c767f0a540
9b4c95a63e2dfe5ea73d92fb82ec34c3efa76284 affected < c421bc6b957e56e45e12dbaeaf70a60db20d6465
c3215484ca1f64b6b8af03847856499e5364e65a affected < 1607075220cf57161d9116512994c159eacefc0d
9a6b294ab496650e9f270123730df37030911b55 affected < d154c20837f379343f192d4b8d9dd4ef145562e6
9a6b294ab496650e9f270123730df37030911b55 affected < 158c5a0b1dfc0e6a419efe18404047a4d2dff59e
9a6b294ab496650e9f270123730df37030911b55 affected < d0c8ad418b47891a03426c5e02ebb0537f8d68f8
9a6b294ab496650e9f270123730df37030911b55 affected < 56b4e4b26f84411d880f968a539207b0a8889c8c
5.15.146 affected < 5.15.212
6.1.70 affected < 6.1.178
6.6.9 affected < 6.6.145
Linux Linux affected
Version Status Constraints
6.7 affected —
0 unaffected < 6.7
5.15.212 unaffected ≤ 5.15.*
6.1.178 unaffected ≤ 6.1.*
6.6.145 unaffected ≤ 6.6.*
6.12.97 unaffected ≤ 6.12.*
6.18.40 unaffected ≤ 6.18.*
7.1.5 unaffected ≤ 7.1.*
7.2-rc2 unaffected ≤ *

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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/158c5a0b1dfc0e6a419efe18404047a4d2dff59e cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1607075220cf57161d9116512994c159eacefc0d cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/56b4e4b26f84411d880f968a539207b0a8889c8c cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6fa9a8a73e16aa22fce6e41cc00d59c767f0a540 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c421bc6b957e56e45e12dbaeaf70a60db20d6465 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0c8ad418b47891a03426c5e02ebb0537f8d68f8 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d154c20837f379343f192d4b8d9dd4ef145562e6 cve-icon cve-icon
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Sat, 15 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: afs: Fix the volume AFS_VOLUME_RM_TREE is set on Fix afs_insert_volume_into_cell() to set AFS_VOLUME_RM_TREE on the volume replaced, not the new volume, as it's now removed from the cell's volume tree. This will cause the old volume to be removed from the tree twice and the new volume never to be removed.
Title afs: Fix the volume AFS_VOLUME_RM_TREE is set on
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-15T05:56:07.299Z

Reserved: 2026-08-09T03:40:39.922Z

Link: CVE-2026-72371

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-15T06:22:10.570

Modified: 2026-08-15T06:22:10.570

Link: CVE-2026-72371

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