NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-22998

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NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-22998

Published: January 26, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU122024
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-2026-22998
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 nvmet_tcp_handle_h2c_data_pdu() function in drivers/nvme/target/tcp.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

Linux kernel
Debian Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
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
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Anolis OS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time for NFV
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for ARM 64
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for Power, little endian
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
Legacy Module
Public Cloud Module
Development Tools Module
Basesystem Module
SUSE Real Time Module
Ubuntu
openEuler
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_34-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_34-rt
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_10-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_10-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_34-default
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_34-default-debuginfo
kernel (Red Hat package)
kernel-rt (Red Hat package)
kernel-core
kernel-tools-libs-devel
kernel-tools-libs
kernel-tools
kernel-modules-extra
kernel-modules
kernel-headers
kernel-devel
kernel-debug-modules-extra
kernel-debug-modules
kernel-debug-devel
kernel-debug-core
kernel-debug
kernel-cross-headers
kernel
bpftool
perf
python3-perf
kernel-abi-stablelists
kernel-doc
kernel-debuginfo
bpftool-debuginfo
kernel-debugsource
kernel-source
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools-devel
perf-debuginfo
python3-perf-debuginfo
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-hwe-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-intel-iot-realtime (Ubuntu package)
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux (Debian package)
kernel-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel
gfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-syms-rt
ocfs2-kmp-rt
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-debugsource
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-source-rt
kernel-devel-rt
kernel-rt
kernel-macros
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-default-devel
kernel-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default-debugsource
kernel-default
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-64kb-devel
kernel-64kb
ocfs2-kmp-default
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default
dlm-kmp-default
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra
kernel-default-livepatch
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
cluster-md-kmp-default
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-azure
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-default
kernel-syms
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-obs-build
kernel-docs
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-default-base
kernel-extra-modules
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)
linux-nvidia-6.17 (Ubuntu package)
Technical Support Appliance

How to mitigate CVE-2026-22998

Install update from vendor's repository.

kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_34-rt-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_34-rt - update to 1-150700.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_10-debugsource - update to 1-150700.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_10-debugsource - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_34-default - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_34-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
Technical Support Appliance - update to 3.1.2
kernel (Red Hat package) - update to 4.18.0-553.104.1.el8_10
kernel-rt (Red Hat package) - update to 4.18.0-553.104.1.rt7.445.el8_10
kernel-core - update to 4.18.0-553.107.1.0.1
kernel-tools-libs-devel - update to 4.18.0-553.107.1.0.1
kernel-tools-libs - update to 4.18.0-553.107.1.0.1
kernel-tools - update to 4.18.0-553.107.1.0.1
kernel-modules-extra - update to 4.18.0-553.107.1.0.1
kernel-modules - update to 4.18.0-553.107.1.0.1
kernel-headers - update to 4.18.0-553.107.1.0.1
kernel-devel - update to 4.18.0-553.107.1.0.1
kernel-debug-modules-extra - update to 4.18.0-553.107.1.0.1
kernel-debug-modules - update to 4.18.0-553.107.1.0.1
kernel-debug-devel - update to 4.18.0-553.107.1.0.1
kernel-debug-core - update to 4.18.0-553.107.1.0.1
kernel-debug - update to 4.18.0-553.107.1.0.1
kernel-cross-headers - update to 4.18.0-553.107.1.0.1
kernel - update to 4.18.0-553.107.1.0.1
bpftool - update to 4.18.0-553.107.1.0.1
perf - update to 4.18.0-553.107.1.0.1
python3-perf - update to 4.18.0-553.107.1.0.1
kernel-abi-stablelists - update to 4.18.0-553.107.1.0.1
kernel-doc - update to 4.18.0-553.107.1.0.1
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 5.10.0-301.0.0.204, 6.6.0-144.0.0.127, 6.6.0-144.0.0.139, 6.6.0-144.0.0.140
kernel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-301.0.0.204, 6.6.0-144.0.0.127, 6.6.0-144.0.0.139, 6.6.0-144.0.0.140
bpftool-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-301.0.0.204, 6.6.0-144.0.0.127, 6.6.0-144.0.0.139, 6.6.0-144.0.0.140
bpftool - addressed in versions 5.10.0-301.0.0.204, 6.6.0-144.0.0.127, 6.6.0-144.0.0.139, 6.6.0-144.0.0.140
kernel - addressed in versions 5.10.0-301.0.0.204, 6.6.0-144.0.0.127, 6.6.0-144.0.0.139, 6.6.0-144.0.0.140
kernel-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.10.0-301.0.0.204, 6.6.0-144.0.0.127, 6.6.0-144.0.0.139, 6.6.0-144.0.0.140
python3-perf - addressed in versions 5.10.0-301.0.0.204, 6.6.0-144.0.0.127, 6.6.0-144.0.0.139, 6.6.0-144.0.0.140
kernel-headers - addressed in versions 5.10.0-301.0.0.204, 6.6.0-144.0.0.127, 6.6.0-144.0.0.139, 6.6.0-144.0.0.140
kernel-source - addressed in versions 5.10.0-301.0.0.204, 6.6.0-144.0.0.127, 6.6.0-144.0.0.139, 6.6.0-144.0.0.140
kernel-tools - addressed in versions 5.10.0-301.0.0.204, 6.6.0-144.0.0.127, 6.6.0-144.0.0.139, 6.6.0-144.0.0.140
kernel-tools-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-301.0.0.204, 6.6.0-144.0.0.127, 6.6.0-144.0.0.139, 6.6.0-144.0.0.140
kernel-tools-devel - addressed in versions 5.10.0-301.0.0.204, 6.6.0-144.0.0.127, 6.6.0-144.0.0.139, 6.6.0-144.0.0.140
perf - addressed in versions 5.10.0-301.0.0.204, 6.6.0-144.0.0.127, 6.6.0-144.0.0.139, 6.6.0-144.0.0.140
perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-301.0.0.204, 6.6.0-144.0.0.127, 6.6.0-144.0.0.139, 6.6.0-144.0.0.140
python3-perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-301.0.0.204, 6.6.0-144.0.0.127, 6.6.0-144.0.0.139, 6.6.0-144.0.0.140
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.175.148, 5.15.0-175.185, 5.15.0-175.185~20.04.1, 5.15.0.176.161, 5.15.0-176.186, 5.15.0.1088.87, 5.15.0-1088.96, 5.15.0.1100.100, 5.15.0-1100.101, 5.15.0.1101.100, 5.15.0-1101.107~20.04.1, 5.15.0.1102.98, 5.15.0-1102.108, 5.15.0.1105.101, 5.15.0.1105.108, 5.15.0-1105.112, 5.15.0-1105.112~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1105.114, 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-fips (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.176.102, 5.15.0-176.186+fips1, 5.15.0.1105.95, 5.15.0-1105.114+fips1, 6.8.0-116.116+fips1
linux-hwe-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-176.186~20.04.1
linux-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1046.46+1, 5.15.0.1046.48, 5.15.0-1057.57, 6.8.0-1024.24
linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1057.57~20.04.1
linux-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1070.73, 5.15.0-1070.74
linux-azure (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1097.93, 5.15.0-1097.102, 5.15.0.1100.99, 5.15.0-1100.106, 5.15.0-1100.106~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1102.108~20.04.1, 5.15.0.1110.108, 5.15.0-1110.119, 6.8.0-1056.62
linux-intel-iot-realtime (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1097.99, 5.15.0.1097.101, 5.15.0.1104.108, 5.15.0-1104.113
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1099.95, 5.15.0-1099.102, 5.15.0-1099.102~20.04.1
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1099.97, 5.15.0-1099.102
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1110.95, 5.15.0-1110.119+fips1
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-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
kernel-rt-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
gfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
kernel-syms-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
kernel-rt-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
dlm-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
kernel-source-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
kernel-devel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
kernel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
kernel-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-macros - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-zfcpdump - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-default-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-default-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-64kb-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-64kb-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
ocfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
gfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
dlm-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-default-extra - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-default-livepatch - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-default-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
cluster-md-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-azure-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-azure-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
reiserfs-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-source - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-syms - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-obs-build - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-docs - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-default-base - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1.150700.17.23.1
kernel-extra-modules - update to 6.6.0-144.0.0.140
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
linux-nvidia-6.17 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.17.0-1031.31

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