CVE-2026-80597

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.

CVSS

No CVSS.

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0db62da830ec57ad3efe24337763c8bf5442c6be
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/357e3b8e3a8769ba36eb8ec5e053e4825f1a9329
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/44c6abf5d823de796319d6e23c282ed5b68dc41b
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ac007affa77c3dc3def53760e3d69c350fc9967
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b80a7b8f1a10e9270160b9d33f1253da2195c827
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c60a627edbbd66bfbb0a0f564e64084c23c7ce98
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f4599793240dd60a0a708ef1fe116223f47aa105
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff6453502c722437e37238900c9e45a1fec34455

Configurations

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History

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Information

Published : 2026-08-28 08:16

Updated : 2026-08-28 08:16

NVD link : CVE-2026-80597

Mitre link : CVE-2026-80597

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-80597

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Products Affected

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CWE

No CWE.

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