CVE-2026-72097
dm-verity: fix a possible NULL pointer dereference
N/A
Published: August 15, 2026 at 05:52 AM UTC
Updated: August 17, 2026 at 06:18 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
Description
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
6.0 ≤ v < 6.1.1786.0 ≤ v < 6.12.976.0 ≤ v < 6.18.406.0 ≤ v < 6.6.1456.0 ≤ v < 7.1.56.0 ≤ v < 7.26.0b6c1c5745ccc68ac5d57c7ffb51ea25a86d0e97b
Vendor states this is fixed in 1f04b390add2e14c5b36829a0a1529c4eb65a2e1 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 32f8231c81bd45ab92d49b646a154551f7d54f4f (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7d4f1d307ac0f4f55cebeb192a90a235aa060ed1 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 81f41d989a32458ff3512f6b05458eaf8926579c (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in e72b793ae440f6900fb17a4b8518c707b5cd3e17 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in f15eaa3801f2f9207dff156f1ab3e7436ce52bb1 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.0 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.178 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.97 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18.40 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.145 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.1.5 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.2 (unaffected)
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (6)
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