CVE-2026-80597 (GCVE-0-2026-80597)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-08-28 06:48
Modified
2026-08-28 06:48
Severity ?
Summary
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.
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Linux Linux Version: 47a72688fae7298e1ad5fdc9bff7e04b6a549620
Version: 47a72688fae7298e1ad5fdc9bff7e04b6a549620
Version: 47a72688fae7298e1ad5fdc9bff7e04b6a549620
Version: 47a72688fae7298e1ad5fdc9bff7e04b6a549620
Version: 47a72688fae7298e1ad5fdc9bff7e04b6a549620
Version: 47a72688fae7298e1ad5fdc9bff7e04b6a549620
Version: 47a72688fae7298e1ad5fdc9bff7e04b6a549620
Version: 47a72688fae7298e1ad5fdc9bff7e04b6a549620
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