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CVE-2026-72168 Details

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01928835d80829e615a492aa66c629b953ec7bef kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19360c25135fccb6bbafbee49a5f66baf9a311af kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/455519f6b70f46ac6cbf41a75ac76ec5e59040f2 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79d1661502c6e4b6f626185cef72cf2fa78116e1 kernel.org

Weakness Enumeration

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Affected Products

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Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2026-72168
NVD Published Date:
Aug 15, 2026
NVD Last Modified:
Sep 2, 2026
Source:
kernel.org
CVE-2026-72168 Details - Not Deferred