In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dm-integrity: fix leaking uninitialized kernel memory If hash size is less than device's tuple size, dm-integrity is supposed to zero the remaining space. There was a bug in the code that zeroing didn't work. This commit fixes it.
History

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-909
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate


Sat, 15 Aug 2026 20:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-244

Sat, 15 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dm-integrity: fix leaking uninitialized kernel memory If hash size is less than device's tuple size, dm-integrity is supposed to zero the remaining space. There was a bug in the code that zeroing didn't work. This commit fixes it.
Title dm-integrity: fix leaking uninitialized kernel memory
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published: 2026-08-15T05:52:45.548Z

Updated: 2026-08-17T05:08:13.573Z

Reserved: 2026-08-09T03:40:39.905Z

Link: CVE-2026-72101

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-15T06:21:24.223

Modified: 2026-08-17T06:18:09.030

Link: CVE-2026-72101

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-08-15T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-72101 - Bugzilla