SB20260815212 - NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel wwan t7xx driver
Published: August 15, 2026
Security Bulletin ID
SB20260815212
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-74263)
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 a null pointer dereference in t7xx_port_ctrl_tx() when cloning skb fragments for the control transmit path. A local user can trigger an skb_clone() failure to cause a denial of service.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/05f789fa90d95d5771230e78453cedff2486039d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/112490467586146d323cb7230b1d72137e36900c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c1b25d85f4c9a0f85f3f8c39988ad266a3f3095
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7edd4db82f9429591de10be4c904c817f12ba029
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7aebaee2961bfcb86f282202d3dbd9b69db1a7c