CVE intelligence
CVE-2026-72236
Vulnerability intelligence
Published Aug 15, 2026Sources checked Oct 8, 2026
N/ACVSS not listedScore unavailable
What this means
Review the available evidence
CVE-2026-72236. It is not in the current CISA KEV record we collected. That does not prove exploitation has not occurred.
CISA KEVNot listedBased on the latest collected catalog
EPSS0.2%Estimated 30-day exploitation probability
Ransomware useNot markedCISA KEV ransomware field
Threat actors0Source-linked actor relationships
Overview
What is CVE-2026-72236?
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
s390/perf_cpum_cf: Add missing array_index_nospec() to __hw_perf_event_init()
ev variable is userspace controlled via event->attr.config and used as an array index after bounds checking, but without speculation barriers.
Add the missing array_index_nospec() call to prevent speculative execution.
Source: NVD