CVE-2026-72168
Published: August 18, 2026Last modified: August 18, 2026
Description
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.
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | linux-lts | Vulnerable (6.1.182-r0) |
| 25 LTS | linux-lts | Fixed (6.12.103-r0) | |
| Stream | linux-lts | Fixed (6.18.43-r0) |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01928835d80829e615a492aa66c629b953ec7bef
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19360c25135fccb6bbafbee49a5f66baf9a311af
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/455519f6b70f46ac6cbf41a75ac76ec5e59040f2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/631edc934e476991a04723d3283e6628d077f8c1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79d1661502c6e4b6f626185cef72cf2fa78116e1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90494884cd9f02c38b4eafb0ed3b0e1a4410e2ac
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f781e80c9f1e52d92535c076573b0cdafab04864