NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-22976

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Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU121933

NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-22976

Published: January 22, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU121933
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-22976
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the qfq_reset_qdisc() function in net/sched/sch_qfq.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

Linux kernel
Debian Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
Development Tools Module
Basesystem Module
SUSE Real Time Module
Legacy Module
Public Cloud Module
Ubuntu
openEuler
kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_293-default
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_31-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_31-rt
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_9-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_9-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_31-default
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_31-default-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default
kernel-default-debugsource
kernel-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-kgraft
kernel-macros
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-kgraft-devel
kernel-default-base-debuginfo
kernel-devel
gfs2-kmp-default
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default
kernel-default-base
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default
kernel-default-devel
kernel-syms
kernel-default
kernel-default-man
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-source
linux-aws-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-tegra-igx (Ubuntu package)
linux-intel-iot-realtime (Ubuntu package)
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-realtime (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux (Debian package)
kernel-syms-rt
kernel-devel-rt
kernel-source-rt
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debugsource
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt
dlm-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-devel
gfs2-kmp-rt
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-syms-azure
kernel-azure
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
kernel-source-azure
kernel-devel-azure
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-64kb
kernel-docs
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-64kb-devel
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-obs-build
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kernel-default-livepatch
kernel-default-extra
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-default
perf
kernel
bpftool
bpftool-debuginfo
kernel-debuginfo
kernel-debugsource
kernel-headers
kernel-tools
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools-devel
perf-debuginfo
python3-perf
python3-perf-debuginfo
linux-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fde-6.17 (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-6.17 (Ubuntu package)
linux-oracle-6.17 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-6.17 (Ubuntu package)
linux-oem-6.17 (Ubuntu package)

How to mitigate CVE-2026-22976

Install update from vendor's repository.

kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_293-default - update to 1-8.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_31-rt-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.1.3.2
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_31-rt - update to 1-150700.1.3.2
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_9-debugsource - update to 1-150700.1.3.2
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_9-debugsource - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_31-default - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_31-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
cluster-md-kmp-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.293.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-default-debugsource - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.293.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.293.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-default-kgraft - update to 4.12.14-122.293.1
kernel-macros - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.293.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.293.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-default-kgraft-devel - update to 4.12.14-122.293.1
kernel-default-base-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-122.293.1
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.293.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
gfs2-kmp-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.293.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.293.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
dlm-kmp-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.293.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-default-base - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.293.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1.150700.17.21.1
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.293.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
ocfs2-kmp-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.293.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-default-devel - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.293.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-syms - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.293.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.293.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-default-man - update to 4.12.14-122.293.1
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.293.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.293.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-source - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.293.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
linux-aws-fips (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.173.100, 5.15.0-173.183+fips1, 5.15.0.1103.93, 5.15.0.1103.99, 5.15.0-1103.110+fips1, 5.15.0-1103.112+fips1
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.173.146, 5.15.0.173.161, 5.15.0-173.183, 5.15.0-1055.55, 5.15.0-1055.55~20.04.1, 5.15.0.1067.70, 5.15.0-1067.71, 5.15.0.1086.85, 5.15.0-1086.94, 5.15.0.1095.91, 5.15.0-1095.100, 5.15.0.1097.93, 5.15.0.1097.100, 5.15.0-1097.100~20.04.1, 5.15.0.1098.98, 5.15.0-1098.99, 5.15.0-1098.104, 5.15.0.1100.96, 5.15.0-1100.106, 5.15.0.1103.99, 5.15.0.1103.106, 5.15.0-1103.110, 5.15.0-1103.112~20.04.1, 6.8.0-117.117, 6.8.0-117.117.1, 6.8.0-117.117.1~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1041.44, 6.8.0-1054.60, 6.8.0-1055.56, 6.8.0-1055.56~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1055.58+fips1, 6.8.0-1056.60, 6.8.0-1058.61, 6.8.0-1058.61+fips1, 6.8.0-2045.46, 6.8.1-1051.52, 6.8.1-1051.52~22.04.1
linux-aws-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-173.183~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1098.104~20.04.1, 5.15.0.1099.98, 5.15.0-1099.105, 5.15.0-1100.106~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1103.110~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1103.112~20.04.1
linux-nvidia-tegra-igx (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1044.44, 5.15.0.1044.46
linux-intel-iot-realtime (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1094.96, 5.15.0.1094.98
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1097.95, 5.15.0-1097.100
linux-realtime (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1102.106, 5.15.0-1102.111
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1109.94, 5.15.0-1109.118+fips1
linux-azure (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1109.107, 5.15.0-1109.118, 6.8.0-1056.62
linux-azure-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1110.119~20.04.1
linux (Debian package) - addressed in versions 6.1.162-1, 6.12.69-1
kernel-syms-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.1
kernel-devel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.1
kernel-source-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
kernel-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
kernel-rt-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
ocfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
kernel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
dlm-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
cluster-md-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
kernel-rt-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
gfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
kernel-syms-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.27.1
kernel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.27.1
kernel-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.27.1
kernel-azure-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.27.1
kernel-azure-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.27.1
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.27.1
kernel-source-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.27.1
kernel-devel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.27.1
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-docs - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-zfcpdump - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-64kb-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-64kb-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-obs-build - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-default-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-default-livepatch - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-default-extra - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
reiserfs-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
perf - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.0.12.138, 6.6.0-145.1.12.150
kernel - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.0.12.138, 6.6.0-145.1.12.150
bpftool - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.0.12.138, 6.6.0-145.1.12.150
bpftool-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.0.12.138, 6.6.0-145.1.12.150
kernel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.0.12.138, 6.6.0-145.1.12.150
kernel-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.0.12.138, 6.6.0-145.1.12.150
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.0.12.138, 6.6.0-145.1.12.150
kernel-headers - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.0.12.138, 6.6.0-145.1.12.150
kernel-source - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.0.12.138, 6.6.0-145.1.12.150
kernel-tools - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.0.12.138, 6.6.0-145.1.12.150
kernel-tools-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.0.12.138, 6.6.0-145.1.12.150
kernel-tools-devel - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.0.12.138, 6.6.0-145.1.12.150
perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.0.12.138, 6.6.0-145.1.12.150
python3-perf - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.0.12.138, 6.6.0-145.1.12.150
python3-perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.0.12.138, 6.6.0-145.1.12.150
linux-fips (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-116.116+fips1
linux-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1024.24
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1054.57, 6.8.0-1054.57.1
linux-nvidia-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1054.57~22.04.1
linux-azure-fde-6.17 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.17.0-1018.18~24.04.1
linux-gcp-6.17 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.17.0-1018.20~24.04.1, 6.17.0-1021.24~24.04.1
linux-oracle-6.17 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.17.0-1019.19~24.04.3, 6.17.0-1019.19~24.04.3+1
linux-azure-6.17 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.17.0-1021.21~24.04.1
linux-oem-6.17 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.17.0-1030.30

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