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dm_early_create: fix freeing used table on dm_resume failure

Type: advisorySources: OSV

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dm_early_create: fix freeing used table on dm_resume failure If dm_resume fails, the kernel attempts to free table with dm_table_destroy, but the table was already instantiated with dm_swap_table. This commit skips the call to dm_table_destroy in this case.

Products
Kernel
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
5.10.261, 5.15.212, 6.1.178, 6.12.97, 6.18.40, 6.6.145, 7.1.5
CVEs
CVE-2026-72102
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
3 Nov 2026, 04:43 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

dm_early_create: fix freeing used table on dm_resume failure

core-osv · Original source

Published 15 Aug 2026, 05:52 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dm_early_create: fix freeing used table on dm_resume failure If dm_resume fails, the kernel attempts to free table with dm_table_destroy, but the table was already instantiated with dm_swap_table. This commit skips the call to dm_table_destroy in this case.

osv:CVE-2026-72102

Kernel

Fixed versions: 5.10.261, 5.15.212, 6.1.178, 6.6.145, 6.12.97, 6.18.40, 7.1.5

Complete source record
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