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CVE-2026-72102

dm_early_create: fix freeing used table on dm_resume failure

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: August 15, 2026 at 05:52 AM UTC
Updated: October 19, 2026 at 10:17 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dm_early_create: fix freeing used table on dm_resume failure If dm_resume fails, the kernel attempts to free table with dm_table_destroy, but the table was already instantiated with dm_swap_table. This commit skips the call to dm_table_destroy in this case.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Linux Kernel· Linux
90%
5.16bbc923dfcf57d6b97388819a7393835664c7a8e
Vendor states this is fixed in 259ce9e3fc3a3f8c4e393a2072b8f34302eb4d5a (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 366665416f20527ff7cad548a32d1ddf23195740 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 3ba377a47a093cc19647ca7f102acd33a211d472 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5f6500d44a912d4aed664600966706d76b81d9af (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 72c3283a2abd60ecef295e02270f22ef1dfccd25 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7d8ed7cb844df21e4d93af11250fb3a5cb861147 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 92e3c93d60be1f2425738cd66dbadac7d6bc0cd1 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in d6066145347e14db84c35b445e309f095d0d8125 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.1 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.261 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.212 (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 yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (8)

Source: cverecord
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ba377a47a093cc19647ca7f102acd33a211d472
Source: cverecord
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/72c3283a2abd60ecef295e02270f22ef1dfccd25
Source: cverecord
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d6066145347e14db84c35b445e309f095d0d8125
Source: cverecord
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/259ce9e3fc3a3f8c4e393a2072b8f34302eb4d5a
Source: cverecord
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f6500d44a912d4aed664600966706d76b81d9af
Source: cverecord
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/92e3c93d60be1f2425738cd66dbadac7d6bc0cd1
Source: cverecord
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d8ed7cb844df21e4d93af11250fb3a5cb861147
Source: cverecord
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/366665416f20527ff7cad548a32d1ddf23195740

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.8HIGHLinux
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusRECEIVED
CWE
CWE-415

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