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FKIE_CVE-2026-72097

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-08-15 06:21 - Updated: 2026-08-17 06:18
Severity
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dm-verity: fix a possible NULL pointer dereference Fix a possible NULL pointer dereference dm_verity_loadpin_is_bdev_trusted if the device has no table.
References
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f04b390add2e14c5b36829a0a1529c4eb65a2e1
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/32f8231c81bd45ab92d49b646a154551f7d54f4f
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d4f1d307ac0f4f55cebeb192a90a235aa060ed1
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81f41d989a32458ff3512f6b05458eaf8926579c
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e72b793ae440f6900fb17a4b8518c707b5cd3e17
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f15eaa3801f2f9207dff156f1ab3e7436ce52bb1
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            "drivers/md/dm-verity-loadpin.c"
          ],
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    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ndm-verity: fix a possible NULL pointer dereference\n\nFix a possible NULL pointer dereference dm_verity_loadpin_is_bdev_trusted\nif the device has no table."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2026-72097",
  "lastModified": "2026-08-17T06:18:08.597",
  "metrics": {},
  "published": "2026-08-15T06:21:23.790",
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  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "vulnStatus": "Received"
}



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