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dm-integrity: fix leaking uninitialized kernel memory

Type: advisorySource: OSV1 source record

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.

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CVE-2026-72101

Primary source · Revision 1

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Security context

Source reference: osv:CVE-2026-72101

Kernel

Source reference: /affected/1/package/name

Affected versions
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Fixed versions
6.12.101

Source reference: /affected/1/ranges

6.18.40

Source reference: /affected/1/ranges

7.1.5

Source reference: /affected/1/ranges

Prerequisites
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Structured affected-version data

Original package identities and version rules from this source.

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CVE-2026-72101

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