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CVE-2026-72097· NVD / CVE Program· CNA Linux

dm-verity: fix a possible NULL pointer dereference

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.

—No exploit Fix available
Published
Aug 15, 2026
Updated
Aug 17, 2026
EPSS
0.2% · 11th percentile
CWE
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CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.2%

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Affected systems

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Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Linux). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Linux Linux

    • 6.0affected
    • b6c1c5745ccc68ac5d57c7ffb51ea25a86d0e97b and later · before 7d4f1d307ac0f4f55cebeb192a90a235aa060ed1affected · git
    • b6c1c5745ccc68ac5d57c7ffb51ea25a86d0e97b and later · before 1f04b390add2e14c5b36829a0a1529c4eb65a2e1affected · git
    • b6c1c5745ccc68ac5d57c7ffb51ea25a86d0e97b and later · before 32f8231c81bd45ab92d49b646a154551f7d54f4faffected · git
    • b6c1c5745ccc68ac5d57c7ffb51ea25a86d0e97b and later · before f15eaa3801f2f9207dff156f1ab3e7436ce52bb1affected · git
    • b6c1c5745ccc68ac5d57c7ffb51ea25a86d0e97b and later · before 81f41d989a32458ff3512f6b05458eaf8926579caffected · git
    • b6c1c5745ccc68ac5d57c7ffb51ea25a86d0e97b and later · before e72b793ae440f6900fb17a4b8518c707b5cd3e17affected · git
    • before 6.0not affected · semver
    • 6.1.178 and later · up to and including 6.1.*not affected · semver
    • 6.6.145 and later · up to and including 6.6.*not affected · semver

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12linuxbefore 6.1.180-16.1.180-1
Debian:13linuxbefore 6.12.100-16.12.100-1
Debian:14linuxbefore 7.1.5-17.1.5-1

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Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
Linux Linux1f04b390add2e14c5b36829a0a1529c4eb65a2e1Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux32f8231c81bd45ab92d49b646a154551f7d54f4fVendor (CNA)
Linux Linux7d4f1d307ac0f4f55cebeb192a90a235aa060ed1Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux81f41d989a32458ff3512f6b05458eaf8926579cVendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxe72b793ae440f6900fb17a4b8518c707b5cd3e17Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxf15eaa3801f2f9207dff156f1ab3e7436ce52bb1Vendor (CNA)
debian:linux6.1.180-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

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Timeline

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EPSS, last 120 days

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Patch and commit links

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Credits

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

No CVSS vector for this record, so attack conditions can't be derived.

Weakness class (CWE)

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Attack context

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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

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