mtd: maps: vmu-flash: fix fault in unaligned fixup
Use kzalloc_obj() / kzalloc_objs() to allocate the memcard structs,
instead of kmalloc_obj() / kmalloc_objs() to prevent access to
uninitialized data.
Fixes runtime error: Fault in unaligned fixup: 0000 [#1] at
mtd_get_fact_prot_info.
Analysis
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| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-254 |
Sat, 15 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mtd: maps: vmu-flash: fix fault in unaligned fixup Use kzalloc_obj() / kzalloc_objs() to allocate the memcard structs, instead of kmalloc_obj() / kmalloc_objs() to prevent access to uninitialized data. Fixes runtime error: Fault in unaligned fixup: 0000 [#1] at mtd_get_fact_prot_info. | |
| Title | mtd: maps: vmu-flash: fix fault in unaligned fixup | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-15T05:53:34.868Z
Reserved: 2026-08-09T03:40:39.910Z
Link: CVE-2026-72168
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-08-15T06:21:34.890
Modified: 2026-08-15T06:21:34.890
Link: CVE-2026-72168
Redhat
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-08-15T20:30:14Z