In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

mtd: maps: vmu-flash: fix NULL pointer dereference in initialization

The mtd_info contains a struct device, which must be linked to its
parent. Without this, the initialization of the MTD fails with a NULL
pointer dereference.

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Linux Linux unaffected
Version Status Constraints
47a72688fae7298e1ad5fdc9bff7e04b6a549620 affected < ff6453502c722437e37238900c9e45a1fec34455
47a72688fae7298e1ad5fdc9bff7e04b6a549620 affected < c60a627edbbd66bfbb0a0f564e64084c23c7ce98
47a72688fae7298e1ad5fdc9bff7e04b6a549620 affected < 0db62da830ec57ad3efe24337763c8bf5442c6be
47a72688fae7298e1ad5fdc9bff7e04b6a549620 affected < 44c6abf5d823de796319d6e23c282ed5b68dc41b
47a72688fae7298e1ad5fdc9bff7e04b6a549620 affected < b80a7b8f1a10e9270160b9d33f1253da2195c827
47a72688fae7298e1ad5fdc9bff7e04b6a549620 affected < 9ac007affa77c3dc3def53760e3d69c350fc9967
47a72688fae7298e1ad5fdc9bff7e04b6a549620 affected < f4599793240dd60a0a708ef1fe116223f47aa105
47a72688fae7298e1ad5fdc9bff7e04b6a549620 affected < 357e3b8e3a8769ba36eb8ec5e053e4825f1a9329
Linux Linux affected
Version Status Constraints
2.6.30 affected —
0 unaffected < 2.6.30
5.10.261 unaffected ≤ 5.10.*
5.15.212 unaffected ≤ 5.15.*
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 unaffected ≤ *

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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0db62da830ec57ad3efe24337763c8bf5442c6be cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/357e3b8e3a8769ba36eb8ec5e053e4825f1a9329 cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/44c6abf5d823de796319d6e23c282ed5b68dc41b cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ac007affa77c3dc3def53760e3d69c350fc9967 cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b80a7b8f1a10e9270160b9d33f1253da2195c827 cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c60a627edbbd66bfbb0a0f564e64084c23c7ce98 cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f4599793240dd60a0a708ef1fe116223f47aa105 cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff6453502c722437e37238900c9e45a1fec34455 cve-icon
History

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 07:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mtd: maps: vmu-flash: fix NULL pointer dereference in initialization The mtd_info contains a struct device, which must be linked to its parent. Without this, the initialization of the MTD fails with a NULL pointer dereference.
Title mtd: maps: vmu-flash: fix NULL pointer dereference in initialization
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: 2026-08-28T06:48:23.499Z

Reserved: 2026-08-26T14:34:25.771Z

Link: CVE-2026-80597

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