---
id: CVE-2026-72371
title: 'afs: Fix the volume AFS_VOLUME_RM_TREE is set on'
summary: |-
  In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

  afs: Fix the volume AFS_VOLUME_RM_TREE is set on

  Fix afs_insert_volume_into_cell() to set AFS_VOLUME_RM_TREE on the volume
  replaced, not the new volume, as it's now re…
severity: high
cvss: 7.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cvssSource: cna
vendor: Linux
product: Linux
affected:
  - >-
    Linux >= 98fb5eaade749e9d366fdd1f622d560ad68bdedd <
    6fa9a8a73e16aa22fce6e41cc00d59c767f0a540
  - >-
    Linux >= 9b4c95a63e2dfe5ea73d92fb82ec34c3efa76284 <
    c421bc6b957e56e45e12dbaeaf70a60db20d6465
  - >-
    Linux >= c3215484ca1f64b6b8af03847856499e5364e65a <
    1607075220cf57161d9116512994c159eacefc0d
  - >-
    Linux >= 9a6b294ab496650e9f270123730df37030911b55 <
    d154c20837f379343f192d4b8d9dd4ef145562e6
  - >-
    Linux >= 9a6b294ab496650e9f270123730df37030911b55 <
    158c5a0b1dfc0e6a419efe18404047a4d2dff59e
  - >-
    Linux >= 9a6b294ab496650e9f270123730df37030911b55 <
    d0c8ad418b47891a03426c5e02ebb0537f8d68f8
  - >-
    Linux >= 9a6b294ab496650e9f270123730df37030911b55 <
    56b4e4b26f84411d880f968a539207b0a8889c8c
  - Linux >= 5.15.146 < 5.15.212
  - Linux >= 6.1.70 < 6.1.178
  - Linux >= 6.6.9 < 6.6.145
  - Linux 6.7
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-10-16T18:48:05.398825Z'
published: '2026-08-15'
updated: '2026-10-16'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-16T18:55:20.416Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-72371'
references:
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6fa9a8a73e16aa22fce6e41cc00d59c767f0a540'
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c421bc6b957e56e45e12dbaeaf70a60db20d6465'
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1607075220cf57161d9116512994c159eacefc0d'
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d154c20837f379343f192d4b8d9dd4ef145562e6'
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/158c5a0b1dfc0e6a419efe18404047a4d2dff59e'
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0c8ad418b47891a03426c5e02ebb0537f8d68f8'
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/56b4e4b26f84411d880f968a539207b0a8889c8c'
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00176
epssPercentile: 0.06646
ingestedAt: '2026-10-16T19:46:24.402Z'
---

## Overview

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

afs: Fix the volume AFS_VOLUME_RM_TREE is set on

Fix afs_insert_volume_into_cell() to set AFS_VOLUME_RM_TREE on the volume
replaced, not the new volume, as it's now removed from the cell's volume
tree.  This will cause the old volume to be removed from the tree twice and
the new volume never to be removed.

## Affected

- `Linux >= 98fb5eaade749e9d366fdd1f622d560ad68bdedd < 6fa9a8a73e16aa22fce6e41cc00d59c767f0a540`
- `Linux >= 9b4c95a63e2dfe5ea73d92fb82ec34c3efa76284 < c421bc6b957e56e45e12dbaeaf70a60db20d6465`
- `Linux >= c3215484ca1f64b6b8af03847856499e5364e65a < 1607075220cf57161d9116512994c159eacefc0d`
- `Linux >= 9a6b294ab496650e9f270123730df37030911b55 < d154c20837f379343f192d4b8d9dd4ef145562e6`
- `Linux >= 9a6b294ab496650e9f270123730df37030911b55 < 158c5a0b1dfc0e6a419efe18404047a4d2dff59e`
- `Linux >= 9a6b294ab496650e9f270123730df37030911b55 < d0c8ad418b47891a03426c5e02ebb0537f8d68f8`
- `Linux >= 9a6b294ab496650e9f270123730df37030911b55 < 56b4e4b26f84411d880f968a539207b0a8889c8c`
- `Linux >= 5.15.146 < 5.15.212`
- `Linux >= 6.1.70 < 6.1.178`
- `Linux >= 6.6.9 < 6.6.145`
- `Linux 6.7`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.