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National Vulnerability Database

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CVE-2026-72097 Detail

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.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f04b390add2e14c5b36829a0a1529c4eb65a2e1 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/32f8231c81bd45ab92d49b646a154551f7d54f4f kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d4f1d307ac0f4f55cebeb192a90a235aa060ed1 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81f41d989a32458ff3512f6b05458eaf8926579c kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e72b793ae440f6900fb17a4b8518c707b5cd3e17 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f15eaa3801f2f9207dff156f1ab3e7436ce52bb1 kernel.org

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source

Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2026-72097
NVD Published Date:
08/15/2026
NVD Last Modified:
08/15/2026
Source:
kernel.org