CVE-2026-72171
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mtd: slram: remove failed entries from the device list register_device() links a new slram_mtdlist entry before allocating all of the state needed by the entry.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.16%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mtd: slram: remove failed entries from the device list register_device() links a new slram_mtdlist entry before allocating all of the state needed by the entry. If a later allocation, memremap(), or mtd_device_register() fails, the partially initialized entry remains on the global list. A later cleanup can then dereference or free invalid state from that failed entry. Unwind the partially initialized entry and clear the list tail on each failure path after the entry has been linked.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.16% probability · 6th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Source
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/200b8bc5b6065b02f3775cf131f14b8e1156a00a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2fd0cbbb34447ccddab67a2a638a07c6d94cae7a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36f1648644d769c496a8e47e53603e863e358d73
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ee674ab10f755bbedbcbb8e76745d2bb8de88d1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bdcdfc2464659789032edfad15ff5f7a166f5d7b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d8dcbbfa0d695a5244059aa34a2e81f3e8df1082
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e97415b8254d9cc131b7bb1c80fcf38123269b9a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f40acf577bb0fb0829f285ecfeb27d817840601c
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.