In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
leds: uleds: Fix potential buffer overread
The name string supplied by userspace is not guaranteed to be
null-terminated, so using strchr() on it might result in a buffer
overread. The same thing will happen when said string is used by
the LED class device.
Fix this by using strnchr() instead and explicitly check that
the name string is properly null-terminated.
CVE-2026-72241
NONE
EPSS 0.21%
Updated Aug 17, 2026
Linux
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/263ccdd627caeda6e980ed3c6e32bb4fd6b380b1
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5ad6f6c9209e5777b896def9876708853ae26d0d
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5bb89e23729f3a59592d699a437bb001f24b8f67
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6dd51d84a9502553e58beade72823258871b8111
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8bf529571cca60fb8af65d6d034bdbbc99a9127c
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a84c59121dfdc7b324f72dc5012aa8fe5e7d2d7b
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a91ac9fdac7385cbc98aeae55b4e5302125497a2
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c19fe864f667afc49d1391d764e20b66555bcf7a
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CVE Details
CVE ID
CVE-2026-72241
Published Date
Aug 15, 2026
Vendor
Linux
Severity
NONE
Exploit Prediction (EPSS)
Probability of Exploit
0.21%
Likelihood of exploitation in next 30 days
Percentile:
11.2th percentile (higher than 11.2% of all CVEs)
Standard patching cycle
Impact
Minimal impact
Source
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