# CVE-2026-72097: dm-verity: fix a possible NULL pointer dereference

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-08-15 · Updated: 2026-08-17

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 6.0

## 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.

## What to do

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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d4f1d307ac0f4f55cebeb192a90a235aa060ed1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f04b390add2e14c5b36829a0a1529c4eb65a2e1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/32f8231c81bd45ab92d49b646a154551f7d54f4f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f15eaa3801f2f9207dff156f1ab3e7436ce52bb1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81f41d989a32458ff3512f6b05458eaf8926579c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e72b793ae440f6900fb17a4b8518c707b5cd3e17

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