CVE-2026-72104
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
dm-pcache: reject option groups without values
The pcache target parses optional arguments as name/value pairs. A table that advertises one optional argument and supplies only a recognized option name, for example "cache_mode", reaches parse_cache_opts() with argc == 1. The parser consumes the name, decrements argc to zero, then calls dm_shift_arg() again for the value. dm_shift_arg() returns NULL when no arguments remain, and the following strcmp() dereferences that NULL pointer.
Check that each recognized option has a value before consuming it. This keeps valid "cache_mode writeback" and "data_crc true/false" tables unchanged while making malformed tables fail during target construction with a precise missing-value error.
CVSS
NVD no ha asignado puntuación CVSS a esta CVE (habitual desde el cambio de política de abril de 2026).
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.21%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 10
- Fecha de la puntuación: 5/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
⚠ Inferidas por IA a partir de la descripción — NVD aún no ha analizado esta CVE; no son CPE verificados.
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"value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ndm-pcache: reject option groups without values\n\nThe pcache target parses optional arguments as name/value pairs. A\ntable that advertises one optional argument and supplies only a\nrecognized option name, for example \"cache_mode\", reaches\nparse_cache_opts() with argc == 1. The parser consumes the name,\ndecrements argc to zero, then calls dm_shift_arg() again for the value.\ndm_shift_arg() returns NULL when no arguments remain, and the following\nstrcmp() dereferences that NULL pointer.\n\nCheck that each recognized option has a value before consuming it. This\nkeeps valid \"cache_mode writeback\" and \"data_crc true/false\" tables\nunchanged while making malformed tables fail during target construction\nwith a precise missing-value error."
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