mtd: maps: vmu-flash: fix fault in unaligned fixup
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-72168 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | Linux |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-08-15 06:21:34 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-08-17 06:18:17 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
EPSS: 0.002000000 probability, percentile 0.101970000 (date 2026-08-17)
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 47a72688fae7298e1ad5fdc9bff7e04b6a549620 01928835d80829e615a492aa66c629b953ec7bef git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 47a72688fae7298e1ad5fdc9bff7e04b6a549620 19360c25135fccb6bbafbee49a5f66baf9a311af git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 47a72688fae7298e1ad5fdc9bff7e04b6a549620 455519f6b70f46ac6cbf41a75ac76ec5e59040f2 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 47a72688fae7298e1ad5fdc9bff7e04b6a549620 79d1661502c6e4b6f626185cef72cf2fa78116e1 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 2.6.30 | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 2.6.30 semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.12.101 6.12.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.18.42 6.18.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 7.1.5 7.1.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 7.2 * original_commit_for_fix | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/79d1661502c6e4b6f626185cef72cf2fa78116e1 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/19360c25135fccb6bbafbee49a5f66baf9a311af | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/455519f6b70f46ac6cbf41a75ac76ec5e59040f2 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/01928835d80829e615a492aa66c629b953ec7bef | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.