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.
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History

Sun, 23 Aug 2026 13:15:00 +0000


Tue, 18 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-368

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:15:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-663
References
Metrics threat_severity

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cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate


Sat, 15 Aug 2026 21:15:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-368

Sat, 15 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000

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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.
Title dm-verity: make error counter atomic
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-23T12:46:48.390Z

Reserved: 2026-08-09T03:40:39.905Z

Link: CVE-2026-72096

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-15T06:21:23.680

Modified: 2026-08-23T13:16:40.040

Link: CVE-2026-72096

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-08-15T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-72096 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-18T05:45:03Z

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