In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dm-verity: make error counter atomic The error counter "v->corrupted_errs" was… (CVE-2026-72096)
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dm-verity: make error counter atomic The error counter "v->corrupted_errs" was not atomic, thus it could be subject to race conditions. The call to dm_audit_log_target("max-corrupted-errors") may be skipped due to the races.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dm-verity: make error counter atomic The error counter "v->corrupted_errs" was… (CVE-2026-72096)
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dm-verity: make error counter atomic The error counter "v->corrupted_errs" was not atomic, thus it could be subject to race conditions. The call to dm_audit_log_target("max-corrupted-errors") may be skipped due to the races.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-8596-mc33-986q
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-72096"]
- Ecosystems
- []
- Database Specific Severity
- null
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a808b76bf8831d539500747
Added to database: 08/15/2026, 15:53:26 UTC
Last updated: 08/15/2026, 15:54:50 UTC
Views: 1
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