FKIE_CVE-2026-72168

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-08-15 06:21 - Updated: 2026-08-23 13:16
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Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mtd: maps: vmu-flash: fix fault in unaligned fixup Use kzalloc_obj() / kzalloc_objs() to allocate the memcard structs, instead of kmalloc_obj() / kmalloc_objs() to prevent access to uninitialized data. Fixes runtime error: Fault in unaligned fixup: 0000 [#1] at mtd_get_fact_prot_info.
References
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01928835d80829e615a492aa66c629b953ec7bef
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19360c25135fccb6bbafbee49a5f66baf9a311af
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/455519f6b70f46ac6cbf41a75ac76ec5e59040f2
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/631edc934e476991a04723d3283e6628d077f8c1
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79d1661502c6e4b6f626185cef72cf2fa78116e1
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90494884cd9f02c38b4eafb0ed3b0e1a4410e2ac
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f781e80c9f1e52d92535c076573b0cdafab04864
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      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nmtd: maps: vmu-flash: fix fault in unaligned fixup\n\nUse kzalloc_obj() / kzalloc_objs() to allocate the memcard structs,\ninstead of kmalloc_obj() / kmalloc_objs() to prevent access to\nuninitialized data.\n\nFixes runtime error: Fault in unaligned fixup: 0000 [#1] at\nmtd_get_fact_prot_info."
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  "lastModified": "2026-08-23T13:16:41.270",
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  "vulnStatus": "Received"
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