{"answers":{"affected":"","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-72070 in the wild and no public exploit code.","fix":"Apply the vendor's patch.","what":"CVE-2026-72070 is an use after free vulnerability in Linux, published on 15 Aug 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2026-72070 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2026-72070 is an use after free vulnerability in Linux, published on 15 Aug 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.\nExploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-72070 in the wild and no public exploit code.\n\nAffected product: Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.\n\nTask:\n1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.\n2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-72070/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-72070/index.md)","id":"CVE-2026-72070","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-72070/index.md","name":"CVE-2026-72070","record":{"aliases":["BELL-CVE-2026-72070","DEBIAN-CVE-2026-72070","GHSA-7vh5-jw3c-f9r7","UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72070"],"analysis":{"component_type":"kernel","fix_type":"patch","impacts":["code_execution","denial_of_service"],"network_reachable":"adjacent_or_local","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"Linux kernel driver","requires_auth":"none","summary":"A use-after-free in the Linux libertas_tf Wi-Fi driver allows attackers to cause denial of service or execute code during device teardown.","user_interaction":"not_required","vuln_class":"use_after_free"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"Linux","cpe":[],"cvss":{"score":null,"severity":null,"source":null,"vector":null,"version":null},"cwes":[],"description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: libertas_tf: fix use-after-free in lbtf_free_adapter()\n\nlbtf_free_adapter() calls timer_delete(\u0026priv-\u003ecommand_timer), which does\nnot wait for a running command_timer_fn() callback. lbtf_free_adapter()\nruns on the teardown path right before ieee80211_free_hw() frees priv,\nboth in lbtf_remove_card() and in the probe error path. command_timer is\narmed by mod_timer() in lbtf_cmd() whenever a firmware command is sent.\ncommand_timer_fn() dereferences priv. If a command times out as the\ndevice is removed, command_timer_fn() runs concurrently with teardown and\ndereferences priv after it has been freed.\n\nThis is the same use-after-free that commit 03cc8f90d053 (\"wifi: libertas:\nfix use-after-free in lbs_free_adapter()\") fixed in the sibling libertas\ndriver. The libertas_tf variant has the identical pattern and was left\nunchanged. Use timer_delete_sync() so any in-flight callback completes\nbefore priv is freed.","ecosystems":[],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":0,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[],"tier":"none_known"},"has_fix":true,"headline":"wifi: libertas_tf: fix use-after-free in lbtf_free_adapter()","id":"CVE-2026-72070","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":null,"product":null,"products":[],"type":"use_after_free","year":"2026"},"n_packages":0,"n_references":8,"next":{"headline":"tracing/user_events: Fix use-after-free in user_event_mm_dup()","id":"CVE-2026-72071"},"packages":[],"prev":{"headline":"locking/rt: Fix the incorrect RCU protection in rt_spin_unlock()","id":"CVE-2026-72069"},"products":["Linux"],"published":"2026-08-15","related":[],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":null,"exploitation":null,"technical_impact":null},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2026-08-23","vendors":["Linux"]},"summary":"A use-after-free in the Linux libertas_tf Wi-Fi driver allows attackers to cause denial of service or execute code during device teardown.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-72070/"}