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CVE-2026-72105: Linux kernel · dm-log: fix a bitset_size overflow on 32bit machines

Affects Linux kernelSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High · fixed in e0b0163a65758ec3a2361ae1cea407898c27f21e : patch Linux kernel soon.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 6% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CISA SSVC
Exploitation
No evidence of active exploitation and no public proof of concept
Automatable
Attackers cannot reliably automate steps 1–4 of the kill chain
Technical impact
Total control over the software or total information disclosure

CISA SSVC assessment, 2026-10-16.

Patch
Available – fixed in e0b0163a65758ec3a2361ae1cea407898c27f21e, d05e0edfecf5260e6dddd28b2f0cce02bfc6ed7a, cdc4ddf9db2cb79f4ab86b1a509b7ac21b0b6cf5 +12
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 15 Aug 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • >=5.10.258 <5.10.261
  • >=5.15.209 <5.15.212
  • >=6.1.175 <6.1.178
  • >=6.6.141 <6.6.145
  • >=6.12.91 <6.12.97
  • >=6.18.33 <6.18.40
  • >=7.0.10 <7.1
Fixed in
  • e0b0163a65758ec3a2361ae1cea407898c27f21e
  • d05e0edfecf5260e6dddd28b2f0cce02bfc6ed7a
  • cdc4ddf9db2cb79f4ab86b1a509b7ac21b0b6cf5
  • 9743132a41f4d9d0e54c5f2adcb821b04796bab1
  • 567602fa72d57169365cbc589e0b8c3be900636d
  • 79feb87ab2396d49b9b65e4bb815d33cc71cba47
  • 7.1
  • 6.18.40
  • 6.12.97
  • 6.6.145
  • 6.1.178
  • 5.15.212
  • 5.10.261
  • 4b0de5a3ac1fd42acb0dc1f80ac5747e3287d723
  • 1c3412b584e1fb6c665ff33ba7259253bc0082cb
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • =7.1
Fixed in–

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dm-log: fix a bitset_size overflow on 32bit machines Commit c20e36b7631d ("dm log: fix out-of-bounds write due to region_count overflow") made sure that region_count could fit in an unsigned int. But the bitmap memory isn't allocated based on region_count. It uses bitset_size (a size_t variable). The first step of calculating bitset_size is to set it to region_count, rounded up to a multiple of BITS_PER_LONG. If region_size is less than BITS_PER_LONG smaller than UINT_MAX, it will get rounded up to 2^32. On a 32bit architecture, this will make bitset_size wrap around to 0 and fail, despite region_count being valid. Since bitset_size gets divided by 8, it can hold any valid region_count. It just needs a special case to handle the rollover. If it is 0, the value rolled over, and bitset size should be set to the number of bytes needed to hold 2^32 bits.

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