NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-23063

Vulnerability identifier: #VU122345

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4 BT: 4.3 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2026-23063

CWE-ID: CWE-476

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

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

The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the uacce_start_queue() and uacce_fops_unl_ioctl() functions in drivers/misc/uacce/uacce.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Linux kernel
Debian Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
Legacy Module
Public Cloud Module
Basesystem Module
SUSE Real Time Module
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
Development Tools Module
Ubuntu
openEuler
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_10-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_34-rt
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_34-rt-debuginfo
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
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)
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt
kernel-source-rt
kernel-devel-rt
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debugsource
cluster-md-kmp-rt
ocfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-devel
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-syms-rt
gfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-debuginfo
kernel-default-debugsource
kernel-default
kernel-default-devel
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-64kb-devel
kernel-64kb
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-macros
kernel-devel
kernel-default-extra
kernel-default-livepatch
dlm-kmp-default
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
gfs2-kmp-default
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-docs
kernel-obs-build
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-syms
kernel-source
reiserfs-kmp-default
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-base
kernel
bpftool
bpftool-debuginfo
kernel-debuginfo
kernel-debugsource
kernel-headers
kernel-tools
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools-devel
perf
perf-debuginfo
python3-perf
python3-perf-debuginfo
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)

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kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_10-debugsource - 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-6_4_0-150700_7_34-rt-debuginfo - 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
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
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
kernel-rt - 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
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
dlm-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
kernel-rt-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
kernel-rt-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
kernel-syms-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
gfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
kernel-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
kernel-default-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-default-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-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-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
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-macros - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-devel - 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 - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-default-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
gfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
ocfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - 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 - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-azure-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-zfcpdump - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-docs - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-obs-build - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-syms - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-source - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
reiserfs-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - 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 - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.0.12.138, 6.6.0-145.1.14.152
bpftool - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.0.12.138, 6.6.0-145.1.14.152
bpftool-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.0.12.138, 6.6.0-145.1.14.152
kernel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.0.12.138, 6.6.0-145.1.14.152
kernel-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.0.12.138, 6.6.0-145.1.14.152
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.0.12.138, 6.6.0-145.1.14.152
kernel-headers - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.0.12.138, 6.6.0-145.1.14.152
kernel-source - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.0.12.138, 6.6.0-145.1.14.152
kernel-tools - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.0.12.138, 6.6.0-145.1.14.152
kernel-tools-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.0.12.138, 6.6.0-145.1.14.152
kernel-tools-devel - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.0.12.138, 6.6.0-145.1.14.152
perf - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.0.12.138, 6.6.0-145.1.14.152
perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.0.12.138, 6.6.0-145.1.14.152
python3-perf - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.0.12.138, 6.6.0-145.1.14.152
python3-perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-145.0.12.138, 6.6.0-145.1.14.152
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

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/26c08dabe5475d99a13f353d8dd70e518de45663
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43f233eb6e7b9d88536881a9bc43726d0e34800d
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/47634d70073890c9c37e39ab4ff93d4b585b028a
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/92e4f11e29b98ef424ff72d6371acac03e5d973c

• NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel misc uacce driver
• Debian update for linux
• Debian update for linux
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• Ubuntu update for linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15
• Ubuntu update for linux
• Ubuntu update for linux-fips
• Ubuntu update for linux-hwe-5.15
• Ubuntu update for linux-nvidia-tegra
• Ubuntu update for linux-intel-iot-realtime
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure-fips
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure
• Ubuntu update for linux-ibm
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure-5.15
• Ubuntu update for linux-raspi
• Ubuntu update for linux-xilinx-zynqmp
• Ubuntu update for linux
• Ubuntu update for linux-nvidia
• openEuler 24.03 LTS update for kernel
• Ubuntu update for linux-fips
• Ubuntu update for linux-nvidia-tegra
• Ubuntu update for linux-nvidia-6.8
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure
• openEuler 24.03 LTS SP1 update for kernel
• Ubuntu update for linux-gcp-6.17
• Ubuntu update for linux-oem-6.17
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure-fde-6.17
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure-6.17
• Ubuntu update for linux-oracle-6.17