CVE-2026-72097 dm-verity: fix a possible NULL pointer dereference
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Check this codebase for CVE-2026-72097 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2026-72097 is a vulnerability in Linux, published on 15 Aug 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-72097 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-72097/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-72097/index.md)
A NULL pointer dereference in the Linux kernel dm-verity module can cause a system crash when a device lacks a table.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-72097?
CVE-2026-72097 is a vulnerability in Linux, published on 15 Aug 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-72097?
How do I fix CVE-2026-72097?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2026-72097 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-72097 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as BELL-CVE-2026-72097, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-72097, GHSA-c233-jcv3-h462, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72097.