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mtd: maps: vmu-flash: fix NULL pointer dereference in initialization
Type: advisorySources: OSV
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mtd: maps: vmu-flash: fix NULL pointer dereference in initialization The mtd_info contains a struct device, which must be linked to its parent. Without this, the initialization of the MTD fails with a NULL pointer dereference.
- 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-2026-80597
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 2 Nov 2026, 22:54 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
mtd: maps: vmu-flash: fix NULL pointer dereference in initialization
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 28 Aug 2026, 06:48 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mtd: maps: vmu-flash: fix NULL pointer dereference in initialization The mtd_info contains a struct device, which must be linked to its parent. Without this, the initialization of the MTD fails with a NULL pointer dereference.
osv:CVE-2026-80597
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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