mtd: maps: vmu-flash: fix NULL pointer dereference in initialization
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-80597 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | Linux |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-08-28 08:16:43 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-08-28 08:16:43 UTC |
| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mtd: maps: vmu-flash: fix NULL pointer dereference in initialization The mtd_info contains a struct device, which must be linked to its parent. Without this, the initialization of the MTD fails with a NULL pointer dereference. |
Risk And Classification
EPSS: 0.001760000 probability, percentile 0.072560000 (date 2026-08-30)
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 47a72688fae7298e1ad5fdc9bff7e04b6a549620 ff6453502c722437e37238900c9e45a1fec34455 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 47a72688fae7298e1ad5fdc9bff7e04b6a549620 c60a627edbbd66bfbb0a0f564e64084c23c7ce98 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 47a72688fae7298e1ad5fdc9bff7e04b6a549620 0db62da830ec57ad3efe24337763c8bf5442c6be git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 47a72688fae7298e1ad5fdc9bff7e04b6a549620 44c6abf5d823de796319d6e23c282ed5b68dc41b git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 47a72688fae7298e1ad5fdc9bff7e04b6a549620 b80a7b8f1a10e9270160b9d33f1253da2195c827 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 47a72688fae7298e1ad5fdc9bff7e04b6a549620 9ac007affa77c3dc3def53760e3d69c350fc9967 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 47a72688fae7298e1ad5fdc9bff7e04b6a549620 f4599793240dd60a0a708ef1fe116223f47aa105 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 47a72688fae7298e1ad5fdc9bff7e04b6a549620 357e3b8e3a8769ba36eb8ec5e053e4825f1a9329 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 5.10.261 5.10.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 5.15.212 5.15.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.1.178 6.1.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.6.145 6.6.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.12.97 6.12.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.18.40 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/c60a627edbbd66bfbb0a0f564e64084c23c7ce98 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/0db62da830ec57ad3efe24337763c8bf5442c6be | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ac007affa77c3dc3def53760e3d69c350fc9967 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/f4599793240dd60a0a708ef1fe116223f47aa105 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff6453502c722437e37238900c9e45a1fec34455 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/b80a7b8f1a10e9270160b9d33f1253da2195c827 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/44c6abf5d823de796319d6e23c282ed5b68dc41b | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/357e3b8e3a8769ba36eb8ec5e053e4825f1a9329 | 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.