SB2026060444 - NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel endpoint functions driver



SB2026060444 - NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel endpoint functions driver

Published: June 4, 2026

Security Bulletin ID SB2026060444
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: N/A)

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference in drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/pci-epf-vntb.c when handling workqueue allocation failure. A local user can trigger the vulnerable code path to cause a denial of service.

The issue occurs if alloc_workqueue() fails and the code later uses the NULL workqueue pointer.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.