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 CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00215.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
Linux Linux unaffected
Version Status Constraints
b6c1c5745ccc68ac5d57c7ffb51ea25a86d0e97b affected < 7d4f1d307ac0f4f55cebeb192a90a235aa060ed1
b6c1c5745ccc68ac5d57c7ffb51ea25a86d0e97b affected < 1f04b390add2e14c5b36829a0a1529c4eb65a2e1
b6c1c5745ccc68ac5d57c7ffb51ea25a86d0e97b affected < 32f8231c81bd45ab92d49b646a154551f7d54f4f
b6c1c5745ccc68ac5d57c7ffb51ea25a86d0e97b affected < f15eaa3801f2f9207dff156f1ab3e7436ce52bb1
b6c1c5745ccc68ac5d57c7ffb51ea25a86d0e97b affected < 81f41d989a32458ff3512f6b05458eaf8926579c
b6c1c5745ccc68ac5d57c7ffb51ea25a86d0e97b affected < e72b793ae440f6900fb17a4b8518c707b5cd3e17
Linux Linux affected
Version Status Constraints
6.0 affected —
0 unaffected < 6.0
6.1.178 unaffected ≤ 6.1.*
6.6.145 unaffected ≤ 6.6.*
6.12.97 unaffected ≤ 6.12.*
6.18.40 unaffected ≤ 6.18.*
7.1.5 unaffected ≤ 7.1.*
7.2-rc3 unaffected ≤ *

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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f04b390add2e14c5b36829a0a1529c4eb65a2e1 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/32f8231c81bd45ab92d49b646a154551f7d54f4f cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d4f1d307ac0f4f55cebeb192a90a235aa060ed1 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81f41d989a32458ff3512f6b05458eaf8926579c cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e72b793ae440f6900fb17a4b8518c707b5cd3e17 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f15eaa3801f2f9207dff156f1ab3e7436ce52bb1 cve-icon cve-icon
History

Sat, 15 Aug 2026 08:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-476

Sat, 15 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Title dm-verity: fix a possible NULL pointer dereference
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-15T05:52:42.941Z

Reserved: 2026-08-09T03:40:39.905Z

Link: CVE-2026-72097

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-15T06:21:23.790

Modified: 2026-08-15T06:21:23.790

Link: CVE-2026-72097

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

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Updated: 2026-08-15T12:00:05Z

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