CVE-2026-72077: Input: ims-pcu - fix firmware leak in async update

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AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72077DEBIAN-CVE-2026-72077
Published 15-08-2026Last modified 23-08-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-72077 is a vulnerability in linux with no CVSS score yet. EPSS estimates a 0.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 12.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Insufficient evidence

No CVSS vector published; no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
Not scored
010
No CVSS score recorded
EPSS score
0.22%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 11 · Related 11
SUSE-SU-2026:5091-1USN-8887-1USN-8887-2USN-8887-3USN-8888-1USN-8888-2

Timeline

  1. 15-08-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 23-08-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Input: ims-pcu - fix firmware leak in async update The firmware object was not being released if validation failed. Use __free(firmware) to ensure the firmware is always released.

CVSS metrics

Risk metrics not yet published.

EPSS trend

Probability

0.22%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

13%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.22% on 06-10-2026

06-10-202605-11-2026

Known exploited

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CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu169 products
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-202.212 | < 6.8.0-147.147 | < 7.0.0-38.38
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-1119.126 | < 6.8.0-1067.70 | < 7.0.0-1014.14
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Debian1 product
  • linux< 6.1.187-1 | < 6.12.100-1 | < 7.1.5-1
Linux1 product
  • linux≥ 628329d52474323938a03826941e166bc7c8eff4, < f4b8cd2a96b47473e912e8a134f3c59efb81f10f | ≥ 628329d52474323938a03826941e166bc7c8eff4, < 9efba5177a51ed996b0bdc03aa677c08247d5b91 | ≥ 628329d52474323938a03826941e166bc7c8eff4, < af0641337f6584ccbc7a42ce3f4803d8ff9c5a4a | ≥ 628329d52474323938a03826941e166bc7c8eff4, < a5dd47ea3904dedb1ae7a5fe0e6b44a458f0c5ec | ≥ 628329d52474323938a03826941e166bc7c8eff4, < 1f7bdfbe791aacad77db87f044e78ef60a93ae0d | ≥ 628329d52474323938a03826941e166bc7c8eff4, < 99c428d7ef644d3e394f3072f905040c16dab18d | ≥ 628329d52474323938a03826941e166bc7c8eff4, < 47a9889a9325b87698b6d6eaf3187a9af6e4773d | ≥ 628329d52474323938a03826941e166bc7c8eff4, < d48795b5cd6828d36b707e8d62fc9e5c90e004ab | 3.10

3 vendors · 171 products

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