CVE-2026-72098

CRITICALPre-NVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-08-15. a secondary CVSS source baseline 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — Patch released this week
9.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

dm-verity: fix buffer overflow in FEC calculation

There's a buffer overflow in dm-verity-fec:

if (neras && *neras <= v->fec->roots) fio->erasures[(*neras)++] = i;

This allows *neras to reach roots + 1 (the post-increment pushes it past roots). This value is then passed as no_eras to decode_rs8(). Inside the RS decoder (lib/reed_solomon/decode_rs.c:113-121), the erasure locator polynomial loop writes lambda[j] where j can reach nroots + 1 — one element past the end of lambda[] (which is sized nroots + 1, valid indices 0..nroots). The out-of-bounds write lands on syn[0], corrupting the syndrome buffer.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EG Risk
49(Track)
EG Risk 49/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation1% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
1%
EPSS %ILE
50%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 15, 2026

Last Modified

August 17, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Sep 14, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

dm-verity: fix buffer overflow in FEC calculation - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7990c2b0f08b8841fcd2652d1d7002f5994a7a7
generic

dm-verity: fix buffer overflow in FEC calculation - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5488d3a69d205e28f74f18857b853aa12e778e66
generic

dm-verity: fix buffer overflow in FEC calculation - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/31d6e6c0ba8d5a7bd59660035a089307100c5e8e

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-72098(4)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(5)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntulinux-tools-nvidia-tegra-rt-6.8 (6.8.0-1035.38) @ noble2026-09-19ubuntu
redhatkernel-rt-0:4.18.0-553.163.1.rt7.504.el8_102026-09-15redhat
redhatkernel-0:4.18.0-553.163.1.el8_102026-09-15redhat
redhatkernel-0:5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_82026-09-14redhat
redhatkernel-0:6.12.0-211.53.1.el10_22026-09-08redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(3 across 3 ecosystems)
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.1.106-1 ... 7.2~rc7-1~exp1 (350 versions)——
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.12.100-1 ... 7.2~rc7-1~exp1 (174 versions)——
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.12.100-1 ... 7.1~rc7-1~exp1 (159 versions)7.1.5-1—

Additional Vendor Advisories

(3)

Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 87× in last 7d / 263× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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  1. 2026-09-19 06:56 UTCVendor advisory
  2. 2026-09-19 06:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-19 02:52 UTCVendor advisory
  4. 2026-09-19 02:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-18 22:50 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-09-18 22:50 UTCVendor advisory
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  8. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-09-18 18:48 UTCVendor advisory
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  1. 2026-09-17 07:57 UTCVendor advisory
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  5. 2026-09-16 23:44 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-09-16 23:44 UTCVendor advisory
  7. 2026-09-16 23:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-16 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
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  10. 2026-09-16 10:26 UTCVendor advisory
  11. 2026-09-16 10:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  26. 2026-09-15 03:12 UTCEPSS rescore
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  35. 2026-09-14 07:17 UTCEG score recompute
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  40. 2026-09-13 23:13 UTCVendor advisory
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  44. 2026-09-13 19:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  60. 2026-09-12 14:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-72098?
CVE-2026-72098 is a critical vulnerability published on August 15, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dm-verity: fix buffer overflow in FEC calculation There's a buffer overflow in dm-verity-fec: if (neras && *neras <= v->fec->roots) fio->erasures[(*neras)++] = i; This allows *neras to reach roots + 1 (the post-increment pushes it…
When was CVE-2026-72098 disclosed?
CVE-2026-72098 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 15, 2026, with the most recent update on August 17, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-72098 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-72098 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 49.8% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-72098?
CVE-2026-72098 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-72098?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-72098, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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