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CVE-2026-72168: mtd: maps: vmu-flash: fix fault in unaligned fixup

• 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 2026-10-30

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mtd: maps: vmu-flash: fix fault in unaligned fixup Use kzalloc_obj() / kzalloc_objs() to allocate the memcard structs, instead of kmalloc_obj() / kmalloc_objs() to prevent access to uninitialized data. Fixes runtime error: Fault in unaligned fixup: 0000 [#1] at mtd_get_fact_prot_info.

Affected products

• Linux: 2.6.30 — fixed in 7.2

How to fix

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

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01928835d80829e615a492aa66c629b953ec7bef
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19360c25135fccb6bbafbee49a5f66baf9a311af
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b38399b3f949fd631cd12c96a3857ff4313dd90
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1dc6653c47147ac754fced76b0932b8df1d2d414
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/455519f6b70f46ac6cbf41a75ac76ec5e59040f2
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79d1661502c6e4b6f626185cef72cf2fa78116e1

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