vmalloc: fix NULL pointer dereference in is_vm_area_hugepages() (Linux Linux)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.21 % · percentile 12 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- Linux
- NVD status
- Received
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vmalloc: fix NULL pointer dereference in is_vm_area_hugepages() find_vm_area() can return NULL if the given address is not a valid vmalloc area. Check the return value before dereferencing it to avoid a kernel crash.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c741485fa09bf5900f76d95424d86316d0a00331
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b86f98e53df4f5d57259817b8e9a00167b78bae6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af71c2b88ccae44418e273bdfe0c96be8515151e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1bca6b69bd934e2731d009e645038e05d57ce59
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bbd664b7c77f6488cd5652231c0fe01d069a73ea
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/55a44f5259e6a5f1d5b11cb0e19e943c9cc62280
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c55dd3b46c1208d6d2ea737a8aefef4aa4c70cb8
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-59474
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-74327
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1385 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1333 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1286 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Linux · Linux | affected 121e6f3258fe393e22c36f61a319be8a4f2c05ae < c741485fa09bf5900f76d95424d86316d0a00331 ; affected 121e6f3258fe393e22c36f61a319be8a4f2c05ae < b86f98e53df4f5d57259817b8e9a00167b78bae6 ; affected 121e6f3258fe393e22c36f61a319be8a4f2c05ae < af71c2b88ccae44418e273bdfe0c96be8515151e ; affected 121e6f3258fe393e22c36f61a319be8a4f2c05ae < a1bca6b69bd934e2731d009e645038e05d57ce59 ; affected 121e6f3258fe393e22c36f61a319be8a4f2c05ae < bbd664b7c77f6488cd5652231c0fe01d069a73ea ; affected 121e6f3258fe393e22c36f61a319be8a4f2c05ae < 55a44f5259e6a5f1d5b11cb0e19e943c9cc62280 |
| Linux · Linux | affected 5.13 ; unaffected 0 < 5.13 ; unaffected 5.15.212 ≤ 5.15.* ; unaffected 6.1.178 ≤ 6.1.* ; unaffected 6.6.145 ≤ 6.6.* ; unaffected 6.12.97 ≤ 6.12.* |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |