NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-23148
Published: February 16, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU122898
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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-2026-23148
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the blk_to_nvme_status() function in drivers/nvme/target/io-cmd-bdev.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-23148
Install update from vendor's repository.