Vulnerability · Published Aug 15, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2026-72102dm_early_create: fix freeing used table on dm_resume failure

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity double free in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 6% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 93.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dm_early_create: fix freeing used table on dm_resume failure If dm_resume fails, the kernel attempts to free table with dm_table_destroy, but the table was already instantiated with dm_swap_table. This commit skips the call to dm_table_destroy in this case.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
AlmaLinux:10kernel6.12.0-211.56.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:68507
AlmaLinux:9kernel5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:68570
AlmaLinux:10kernel-64k6.12.0-211.56.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:68507
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:68570
AlmaLinux:10kernel-64k-core6.12.0-211.56.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:68507
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-core5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:68570
AlmaLinux:10kernel-64k-debug6.12.0-211.56.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:68507
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-debug5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:68570
AlmaLinux:10kernel-64k-debug-core6.12.0-211.56.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:68507
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-debug-core5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:68570
AlmaLinux:10kernel-64k-debug-devel6.12.0-211.56.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:68507
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-debug-devel5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:68570
AlmaLinux:10kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched6.12.0-211.56.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:68507
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:68570
AlmaLinux:10kernel-64k-debug-modules6.12.0-211.56.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:68507
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-debug-modules5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:68570
AlmaLinux:10kernel-64k-debug-modules-core6.12.0-211.56.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:68507
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-debug-modules-core5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:68570
AlmaLinux:10kernel-64k-debug-modules-extra6.12.0-211.56.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:68507
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AlmaLinux:10kernel-cross-headers6.12.0-211.56.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:68507
AlmaLinux:9kernel-cross-headers5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:68570
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AlmaLinux:10kernel-modules-extra-matched6.12.0-211.56.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:68507
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt6.12.0-211.56.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:68507
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:68570
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-64k6.12.0-211.56.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:68507
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-64k5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:68570
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-64k-core6.12.0-211.56.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:68507
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-64k-core5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:68570
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-64k-debug6.12.0-211.56.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:68507
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-64k-debug5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:68570
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-64k-debug-core6.12.0-211.56.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:68507
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-64k-debug-core5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:68570
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-64k-debug-devel6.12.0-211.56.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:68507
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-64k-debug-devel5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:68570
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules6.12.0-211.56.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:68507
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:68570
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules-core6.12.0-211.56.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:68507
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules-core5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:68570
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules-extra6.12.0-211.56.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:68507
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules-extra5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:68570
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-64k-devel6.12.0-211.56.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:68507
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-64k-devel5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:68570
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-64k-modules6.12.0-211.56.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:68507
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-64k-modules5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:68570
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-64k-modules-core6.12.0-211.56.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:68507
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-64k-modules-core5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:68570
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-64k-modules-extra6.12.0-211.56.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:68507
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-64k-modules-extra5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:68570
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-core6.12.0-211.56.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:68507
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-core5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:68570
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-debug6.12.0-211.56.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:68507
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-debug5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:68570
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-debug-core6.12.0-211.56.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:68507
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-debug-core5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:68570
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-debug-devel6.12.0-211.56.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:68507
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-debug-devel5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:68570
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-debug-modules6.12.0-211.56.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:68507
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-debug-modules5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:68570
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-debug-modules-core6.12.0-211.56.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:68507
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-debug-modules-core5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:68570
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra6.12.0-211.56.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:68507
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:68570
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-devel6.12.0-211.56.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:68507
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-devel5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:68570
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-modules6.12.0-211.56.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:68507
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-modules5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:68570
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-modules-core6.12.0-211.56.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:68507
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-modules-core5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:68570
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-modules-extra6.12.0-211.56.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:68507
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-modules-extra5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:68570
AlmaLinux:10kernel-tools6.12.0-211.56.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:68507
AlmaLinux:9kernel-tools5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:68570
AlmaLinux:10kernel-tools-libs6.12.0-211.56.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:68507
AlmaLinux:9kernel-tools-libs5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:68570
AlmaLinux:10kernel-tools-libs-devel6.12.0-211.56.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:68507
AlmaLinux:9kernel-tools-libs-devel5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:68570
AlmaLinux:10kernel-uki-virt6.12.0-211.56.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:68507
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AlmaLinux:10kernel-uki-virt-addons6.12.0-211.56.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:68507
AlmaLinux:9kernel-uki-virt-addons5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:68570
AlmaLinux:10kernel-zfcpdump6.12.0-211.56.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:68507
AlmaLinux:9kernel-zfcpdump5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:68570
AlmaLinux:10kernel-zfcpdump-core6.12.0-211.56.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:68507
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AlmaLinux:9kernel-zfcpdump-modules-core5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:68570
AlmaLinux:10kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra6.12.0-211.56.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:68507
AlmaLinux:9kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:68570
AlmaLinux:10libperf6.12.0-211.56.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:68507
AlmaLinux:9libperf5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:68570
AlmaLinux:10perf6.12.0-211.56.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:68507
AlmaLinux:9perf5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:68570
AlmaLinux:10python3-perf6.12.0-211.56.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:68507
AlmaLinux:9python3-perf5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:68570
AlmaLinux:10rtla6.12.0-211.56.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:68507
AlmaLinux:9rtla5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:68570
AlmaLinux:10rv6.12.0-211.56.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:68507
AlmaLinux:9rv5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:68570
Debian:12linux6.1.180-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-72102
Debian:13linux6.12.100-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-72102
Debian:14linux7.1.5-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-72102
Rocky Linux:10kernel0:6.12.0-211.56.1.el10_2.0.1RLSA-2026:68507
Rocky Linux:9kernel0:5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8RLSA-2026:68570
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux5.15.0-198.208UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72102
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux6.8.0-147.147UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72102
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux7.0.0-38.38UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72102
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72102
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws5.15.0-1117.124UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72102
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws6.8.0-1067.70UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72102
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-aws7.0.0-1014.14UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72102
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72102
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72102
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72102
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72102
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72102
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72102
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-7.07.0.0-1014.14~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72102
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure5.15.0-1123.132UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72102
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure6.8.0-1071.79UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72102
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azure7.0.0-1017.17UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72102
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72102
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72102
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72102
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72102
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72102
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72102
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72102
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-7.07.0.0-1017.17~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72102
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde5.15.0-1122.131UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72102
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde6.8.0-1069.76UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72102
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde7.0.0-1016.16UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72102
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72102
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72102
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72102
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72102
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72102
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-7.07.0.0-1016.16~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72102
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72102
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72102
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp5.15.0-1118.128UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72102
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp6.8.0-1071.79UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72102
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gcp7.0.0-1014.14UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72102
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72102
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72102
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72102
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72102
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72102
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72102
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-72102

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux 6bbc923dfcf57d6b97388819a7393835664c7a8e – before 3ba377a47a093cc19647ca7f102acd33a211d4726bbc923dfcf57d6b97388819a7393835664c7a8e – before 72c3283a2abd60ecef295e02270f22ef1dfccd256bbc923dfcf57d6b97388819a7393835664c7a8e – before d6066145347e14db84c35b445e309f095d0d81256bbc923dfcf57d6b97388819a7393835664c7a8e – before 259ce9e3fc3a3f8c4e393a2072b8f34302eb4d5a6bbc923dfcf57d6b97388819a7393835664c7a8e – before 5f6500d44a912d4aed664600966706d76b81d9af6bbc923dfcf57d6b97388819a7393835664c7a8e – before 92e3c93d60be1f2425738cd66dbadac7d6bc0cd16bbc923dfcf57d6b97388819a7393835664c7a8e – before 7d8ed7cb844df21e4d93af11250fb3a5cb8611476bbc923dfcf57d6b97388819a7393835664c7a8e – before 366665416f20527ff7cad548a32d1ddf23195740
Linux Linux 5.1

Weakness: CWE-415 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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