What is CVE-2026-72097?

CVE-2026-72097 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability, affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.0 onward and patched in 6.1.178, 6.6.145, 6.12.97 and others. CVE-2026-72097 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-72097?

CVE-2026-72097 has a CVSS score of pending NVD analysis out of 10, rated awaiting scoring severity.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-72097?

Yes, CVE-2026-72097 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.178, 6.6.145, 6.12.97 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 6.0 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2026-72097 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-72097 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2026-72097

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.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2026-08-15

Last modified 2026-08-15

Patch available

Yes

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 6.0 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.1.178, 6.6.145, 6.12.97, 6.18.40, 7.1.5, 7.2-rc3 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.0

Fixed in

✓ 6.1.178 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.145 6.6.x ✓ 6.12.97 6.12.x ✓ 6.18.40 6.18.x ✓ 7.1.5 7.1.x ✓ 7.2-rc3

References

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-72097?

CVE-2026-72097 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.0 onward and has been patched in 6.1.178, 6.6.145, 6.12.97 and others. CVE-2026-72097 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-72097?

Yes. CVE-2026-72097 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.178, 6.6.145, 6.12.97 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 6.0 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2026-72097 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2026-72097 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.