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.
CVE-2026-72101
NONE
EPSS 0.20%
Updated Aug 17, 2026
Linux
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c4e9bb1d4101030f55c869f18bd3ece39a77bbb
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/50af3e51dc709384701dbc721b4bd865285c5f2c
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7bb03b2b01b814a9fc14afbfc2cbb2cca5b34750
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f0af8493009a61b4313e0a8c6e03fbc36fd43f9
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
CVE Details
CVE ID
CVE-2026-72101
Published Date
Aug 15, 2026
Vendor
Linux
Severity
NONE
Exploit Prediction (EPSS)
Probability of Exploit
0.20%
Likelihood of exploitation in next 30 days
Percentile:
9.8th percentile (higher than 9.8% of all CVEs)
Standard patching cycle
Impact
Minimal impact
Source
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