Bug 2516436 (CVE-2026-72097) - CVE-2026-72097 kernel: dm-verity: fix a possible NULL pointer dereference
Summary: CVE-2026-72097 kernel: dm-verity: fix a possible NULL pointer dereference
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-72097
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-08-15 06:12 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-08-17 21:30 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-08-15 06:12:25 UTC 
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.
Comment 1 Keith Grant 2026-08-17 21:23:09 UTC 
Upstream advisory:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026081524-CVE-2026-72097-5688@gregkh/T
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