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  "details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nInput: ims-pcu - fix use-after-free and double-free in disconnect\n\nims_pcu_disconnect() only intended to perform cleanup when the primary\n(control) interface is unbound. However, it currently relies on the\ninterface class to distinguish between control and data interfaces.\nA malicious device could present a data interface with the same class\nas the control interface, leading to premature cleanup and potential\nuse-after-free or double-free.\n\nSwitch to verifying that the interface being disconnected is indeed\nthe control interface.",
  "id": "CVE-2026-72079",
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  "published": "2026-08-15T05:52:29.096Z",
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  "summary": "Input: ims-pcu - fix use-after-free and double-free in disconnect"
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