# CVE-2026-72372: afs: Fix lack of locking around modifications of net-\>cells\_dyn\_ino

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.12.101
- Published: 2026-08-15 · Updated: 2026-08-17

## Affected

- Linux: from 6.12.97, fixed in 6.12.101
- Linux: 6.15

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: afs: Fix lack of locking around modifications of net->cells_dyn_ino Fix the lack of locking around modifications of net->cells_dyn_ino by taking net->cells_lock exclusively. This also requires to cell to be removed from net->cells_dyn_ino in afs_destroy_cell_work() rather than in afs_cell_destroy() as the latter runs in RCU cleanup context and sleeping locks cannot be taken there.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.12.101) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d8a2fe8847859f4fa4e9a2fa1221c9c1158e66b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ffb70a8a01988046bb207b7d0af9358a8337378
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e94f92fd56c553a8bf9421c3289e1b85c7c08857
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/55e841836c6f4646490f7b0347192b7a92d431ba

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