CVE-2026-72097

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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.
Severity
Not scored
CVSS score
Not available
Vulnerability status
Received
Source identifier
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Published
2026-08-15 06:21:23.790000
Last modified
2026-11-06 17:19:37.347000
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  "published": "2026-08-15T06:21:23.790",
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