In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
mtd: maps: vmu-flash: fix fault in unaligned fixup
Use kzalloc_obj() / kzalloc_objs() to allocate the memcard structs,
instead of kmalloc_obj() / kmalloc_objs() to prevent access to
uninitialized data.
Fixes runtime error: Fault in unaligned fixup: 0000 [#1] at
mtd_get_fact_prot_info.
CVE-2026-72168
NONE
EPSS 0.21%
Updated Aug 23, 2026
Linux
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01928835d80829e615a492aa66c629b953ec7bef
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19360c25135fccb6bbafbee49a5f66baf9a311af
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/455519f6b70f46ac6cbf41a75ac76ec5e59040f2
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79d1661502c6e4b6f626185cef72cf2fa78116e1
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/631edc934e476991a04723d3283e6628d077f8c1
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90494884cd9f02c38b4eafb0ed3b0e1a4410e2ac
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f781e80c9f1e52d92535c076573b0cdafab04864
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CVE Details
CVE ID
CVE-2026-72168
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:
10.6th percentile (higher than 10.6% of all CVEs)
Standard patching cycle
Impact
Minimal impact
Source
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