# CVE-2026-72365: netfs: Fix writethrough to use collection offload

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-08-15 · Updated: 2026-08-17

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 6.10

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfs: Fix writethrough to use collection offload Fix writethrough write to set NETFS_RREQ_OFFLOAD_COLLECTION on the request so that collection is processed asynchronously rather than only right at the end - and also so that asynchronous O_SYNC writes get collected at all.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7838131e296dfbb639ea278901a53c018322c11e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0348e3fa0dfbf152af687e86ce079742b1860da9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba6a9f6533c77c628eef0c0c5c19cd316e2be1b4

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