In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
dm-verity: make error counter atomic
The error counter "v->corrupted_errs" was not atomic, thus it could be
subject to race conditions. The call to
dm_audit_log_target("max-corrupted-errors") may be skipped due to the
races.
CVE-2026-72096
NONE
EPSS 0.21%
Updated Aug 23, 2026
Linux
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/089e05b644d5aa786c21af467c80b24d691becb1
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3303e5c6501e3638ded8e9402d703805b00ce64e
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/752e214b2c6f15b40b0d873a2ce27733ce0884c6
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ec4d9c5a5cf4b61fc087f871465b1f79b393325
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac99781115d37d10894653b47941d9d8fc26fa64
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a7df22c4e0e9110f0be577919d3cb9389b2aba65
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aab5cb8a40e82bd33d0f3ae3c73041848b18bfd2
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b8eddcb1bf72199451950aff9087bd76da80635d
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CVE Details
CVE ID
CVE-2026-72096
Published Date
Aug 15, 2026
Vendor
Linux
Severity
NONE
Exploit Prediction (EPSS)
Probability of Exploit
0.21%
Likelihood of exploitation in next 30 days
Percentile:
11.2th percentile (higher than 11.2% of all CVEs)
Standard patching cycle
Impact
Minimal impact
Source
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