Linux 6.12.72

From: Greg Kroah-Hartman

Date: Mon Feb 16 2026 - 04:39:19 EST


I'm announcing the release of the 6.12.72 kernel.

All users of the 6.12 kernel series must upgrade.

The updated 6.12.y git tree can be found at:
git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git linux-6.12.y
and can be browsed at the normal kernel.org git web browser:
https://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git;a=summary

thanks,

greg k-h

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Makefile | 2
drivers/base/base.h | 9 ++++
drivers/base/bus.c | 2
drivers/base/dd.c | 2
drivers/bluetooth/btusb.c | 2
drivers/bus/mhi/host/pci_generic.c | 13 ++++++
drivers/crypto/intel/iaa/iaa_crypto_main.c | 12 ++---
drivers/crypto/marvell/octeontx/otx_cptpf_ucode.c | 2
drivers/crypto/omap-crypto.c | 2
drivers/crypto/virtio/virtio_crypto_core.c | 5 ++
drivers/crypto/virtio/virtio_crypto_skcipher_algs.c | 2
drivers/gpio/gpio-omap.c | 22 ++++++++--
drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/core.c | 1
drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/main.c | 4 -
drivers/pci/endpoint/pci-ep-cfs.c | 15 ++-----
drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_gs.c | 41 +++++++++-----------
drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c | 28 ++++++++-----
drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_isr.c | 19 ++++++++-
drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c | 3 -
fs/erofs/fileio.c | 7 ++-
fs/nilfs2/sufile.c | 4 +
fs/smb/client/cached_dir.h | 8 +--
fs/smb/server/server.c | 6 +-
fs/smb/server/transport_tcp.c | 3 -
fs/xfs/scrub/btree.c | 7 ++-
net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c | 16 ++++++-
26 files changed, 158 insertions(+), 79 deletions(-)

Ali Tariq (1):
wifi: rtl8xxxu: fix slab-out-of-bounds in rtl8xxxu_sta_add

Anil Gurumurthy (4):
scsi: qla2xxx: Validate sp before freeing associated memory
scsi: qla2xxx: Delay module unload while fabric scan in progress
scsi: qla2xxx: Free sp in error path to fix system crash
scsi: qla2xxx: Query FW again before proceeding with login

Bibo Mao (2):
crypto: virtio - Add spinlock protection with virtqueue notification
crypto: virtio - Remove duplicated virtqueue_kick in virtio_crypto_skcipher_crypt_req

Bitterblue Smith (1):
wifi: rtw88: Fix alignment fault in rtw_core_enable_beacon()

Chao Yu (1):
erofs: fix UAF issue for file-backed mounts w/ directio option

Daniele Palmas (1):
bus: mhi: host: pci_generic: Add Telit FE990B40 modem support

Danilo Krummrich (1):
gpio: omap: do not register driver in probe()

Darrick J. Wong (1):
xfs: fix UAF in xchk_btree_check_block_owner

Edward Adam Davis (1):
nilfs2: Fix potential block overflow that cause system hang

Eric Dumazet (1):
mptcp: fix race in mptcp_pm_nl_flush_addrs_doit()

Greg Kroah-Hartman (1):
Linux 6.12.72

Gui-Dong Han (1):
driver core: enforce device_lock for driver_match_device()

Henrique Carvalho (2):
smb: client: split cached_fid bitfields to avoid shared-byte RMW races
smb: server: fix leak of active_num_conn in ksmbd_tcp_new_connection()

Kees Cook (1):
crypto: omap - Allocate OMAP_CRYPTO_FORCE_COPY scatterlists correctly

Liu Song (1):
PCI: endpoint: Avoid creating sub-groups asynchronously

Namjae Jeon (1):
ksmbd: fix infinite loop caused by next_smb2_rcv_hdr_off reset in error paths

Shreyas Deodhar (1):
scsi: qla2xxx: Allow recovery for tape devices

Thorsten Blum (2):
crypto: iaa - Fix out-of-bounds index in find_empty_iaa_compression_mode
crypto: octeontx - Fix length check to avoid truncation in ucode_load_store

Zenm Chen (1):
Bluetooth: btusb: Add USB ID 7392:e611 for Edimax EW-7611UXB