MEDIUM
dm-verity: fix a possible NULL pointer dereference
Published Aug 15, 2026
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.21%
Description
Fix a possible NULL pointer dereference dm_verity_loadpin_is_bdev_trusted if the device has no table.
Affected products
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- Version 6.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 0StatusunaffectedConstraints<6.0
- Version 6.1.178StatusunaffectedConstraints<=6.1.*
- Version 6.12.97StatusunaffectedConstraints<=6.12.*
- Version 6.18.40StatusunaffectedConstraints<=6.18.*
- Version 6.6.145StatusunaffectedConstraints<=6.6.*
- Version 7.1.5StatusunaffectedConstraints<=7.1.*
- Version 7.2StatusunaffectedConstraints<=*
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Linux | Linux | unaffected |
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| Linux | Linux | affected |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel-rt
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
kernel-rt
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
kernel-rt
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel-rt | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | kernel-rt | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | kernel-rt | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Weaknesses (1)
References (11)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-72097 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2516436 Issue Tracking
- 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
- https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026081524-CVE-2026-72097-5688@gregkh/T
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-72097
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-72097
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner Linux
Published Aug 15, 2026
Updated Aug 17, 2026
Reserved Aug 9, 2026
Link CVE-2026-72097
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a