{"cve":"CVE-2026-80597","nvd":{"published":"2026-08-28T08:16:43.437","modified":"2026-08-28T08:16:43.437","status":"Received","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nmtd: maps: vmu-flash: fix NULL pointer dereference in initialization\n\nThe mtd_info contains a struct device, which must be linked to its\nparent. Without this, the initialization of the MTD fails with a NULL\npointer dereference.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0db62da830ec57ad3efe24337763c8bf5442c6be","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/357e3b8e3a8769ba36eb8ec5e053e4825f1a9329","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/44c6abf5d823de796319d6e23c282ed5b68dc41b","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ac007affa77c3dc3def53760e3d69c350fc9967","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b80a7b8f1a10e9270160b9d33f1253da2195c827"],"products":[],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:50:50.842544443+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-80597","score":0.0022,"percentile":0.12508,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}