CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-80597

Low risk· EPSS 7%
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.18%

7th percentile - higher than 7% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the mtd maps vmu-flash driver does not link the device structure to its parent, causing a NULL pointer dereference during MTD initialization.

Risk Assessment

The vulnerability could lead to a system crash during initialization of the VMU flash device.

Recommendation

Apply the Linux kernel update that fixes CVE-2026-80597.

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Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS