SB20260720211 - NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel trace

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SB20260720211 - NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel trace

Published: July 20, 2026

Security Bulletin ID SB20260720211
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: CVE-2026-64028)

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

CVSSv4: 6.8 [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]


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

The vulnerability exists due to improper handling of truncation-induced null return values in hist_field_name() in kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c when processing a fully qualified histogram variable reference with an overly long variable name. A local user can supply a crafted trigger string to cause a denial of service.

The issue occurs because callers dereference the returned value without expecting NULL.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References