CVE-2026-72131

0.0

nvme-apple: Prevent shared tags across queues on Apple A11

Overview
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Overview

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvme-apple: Prevent shared tags across queues on Apple A11 On Apple A11, tags of pending commands must be unique across the admin and IO queues, else the firmware crashes with "duplicate tag error for tag N", with N being the tag. Apply the existing workaround for M1 of reserving two tags for the admin queue to A11.

Details

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 15, 2026, 6:21 a.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 17, 2026, 6:18 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Impact

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-72131 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID	Vendor	Product	Action
1	Linux	linux_kernel

: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1

Solution

Apply a workaround to reserve tags for the admin queue.

Reserve two tags for the admin queue on Apple A11.
Apply the existing workaround for M1 to A11.

References

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2026-72131.

URL	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/59cef6abc924a84824b0c3f563a7fe74cd5fc7a4
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6fe0687245e8406bf26143bd45eb16441bbe5280
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7d9aaedf024bb6c0bb6a205848861d888eb1afa

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CVE Modified by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Aug. 17, 2026

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Changed	Affected	[{'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '04d8ecf37b5e06d16228a4d37d8548c17cf70461', 'lessThan': '59cef6abc924a84824b0c3f563a7fe74cd5fc7a4', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '04d8ecf37b5e06d16228a4d37d8548c17cf70461', 'lessThan': 'b7d9aaedf024bb6c0bb6a205848861d888eb1afa', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '04d8ecf37b5e06d16228a4d37d8548c17cf70461', 'lessThan': '6fe0687245e8406bf26143bd45eb16441bbe5280', 'versionType': 'git'}], 'programFiles': ['drivers/nvme/host/apple.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '6.18'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '0', 'lessThan': '6.18', 'versionType': 'semver'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.18.40', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.18.'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.1.5', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '7.1.'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.2-rc1', 'versionType': 'original_commit_for_fix', 'lessThanOrEqual': '*'}], 'programFiles': ['drivers/nvme/host/apple.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}]	[{'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '04d8ecf37b5e06d16228a4d37d8548c17cf70461', 'lessThan': '59cef6abc924a84824b0c3f563a7fe74cd5fc7a4', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '04d8ecf37b5e06d16228a4d37d8548c17cf70461', 'lessThan': 'b7d9aaedf024bb6c0bb6a205848861d888eb1afa', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '04d8ecf37b5e06d16228a4d37d8548c17cf70461', 'lessThan': '6fe0687245e8406bf26143bd45eb16441bbe5280', 'versionType': 'git'}], 'programFiles': ['drivers/nvme/host/apple.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '6.18'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '0', 'lessThan': '6.18', 'versionType': 'semver'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.18.40', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.18.'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.1.5', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '7.1.'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.2', 'versionType': 'original_commit_for_fix', 'lessThanOrEqual': '*'}], 'programFiles': ['drivers/nvme/host/apple.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}]

New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Aug. 15, 2026

Action	Type	New Value
Added	Affected	[{'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '04d8ecf37b5e06d16228a4d37d8548c17cf70461', 'lessThan': '59cef6abc924a84824b0c3f563a7fe74cd5fc7a4', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '04d8ecf37b5e06d16228a4d37d8548c17cf70461', 'lessThan': 'b7d9aaedf024bb6c0bb6a205848861d888eb1afa', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '04d8ecf37b5e06d16228a4d37d8548c17cf70461', 'lessThan': '6fe0687245e8406bf26143bd45eb16441bbe5280', 'versionType': 'git'}], 'programFiles': ['drivers/nvme/host/apple.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '6.18'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '0', 'lessThan': '6.18', 'versionType': 'semver'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.18.40', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.18.'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.1.5', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '7.1.'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.2-rc1', 'versionType': 'original_commit_for_fix', 'lessThanOrEqual': '*'}], 'programFiles': ['drivers/nvme/host/apple.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}]
Added	Description	In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvme-apple: Prevent shared tags across queues on Apple A11 On Apple A11, tags of pending commands must be unique across the admin and IO queues, else the firmware crashes with "duplicate tag error for tag N", with N being the tag. Apply the existing workaround for M1 of reserving two tags for the admin queue to A11.
Added	Reference	https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/59cef6abc924a84824b0c3f563a7fe74cd5fc7a4
Added	Reference	https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6fe0687245e8406bf26143bd45eb16441bbe5280
Added	Reference	https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7d9aaedf024bb6c0bb6a205848861d888eb1afa

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