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CVE-2026-72097: dm-verity: fix a possible NULL pointer dereference

• Severity: unknown
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-08-15 · updated 2026-08-17

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.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: 6.0 — fixed in 7.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 7.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f04b390add2e14c5b36829a0a1529c4eb65a2e1
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/32f8231c81bd45ab92d49b646a154551f7d54f4f
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d4f1d307ac0f4f55cebeb192a90a235aa060ed1
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81f41d989a32458ff3512f6b05458eaf8926579c
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e72b793ae440f6900fb17a4b8518c707b5cd3e17
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f15eaa3801f2f9207dff156f1ab3e7436ce52bb1

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