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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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: 2026-08-15T05:52:42.208Z

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

Link: CVE-2026-72096

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

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

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

Link: CVE-2026-72096

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