NULL Pointer Dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-23242

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Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU124209

NULL Pointer Dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-23242

Published: March 20, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU124209
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-2026-23242
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference in the RDMA/siw component when processing incoming RDMA packets. A local user can trigger improper error handling to cause a denial of service.

Exploitation requires access to RDMA subsystem and the ability to send crafted packets over TCP. The vulnerability affects the siw (Soft iWarp) driver in the Linux kernel.


Affected software

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
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
Development Tools Module
Basesystem Module
SUSE Real Time Module
Public Cloud Module
Ubuntu
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_37-rt
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_37-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_11-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_37-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_37-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_11-debugsource
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-intel-iot-realtime (Ubuntu package)
linux-ibm-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux (Debian package)
kernel-syms-rt
dlm-kmp-rt
kernel-rt
kernel-source-rt
kernel-devel-rt
kernel-rt-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel
ocfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-debugsource
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-rt
gfs2-kmp-rt
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb
kernel-64kb-devel
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-default-devel
kernel-default
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-devel
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-default-livepatch
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-default-extra
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
kernel-azure
reiserfs-kmp-default
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-source
kernel-syms
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-obs-build
kernel-docs
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-debugsource
kernel-macros
kernel-default-base
linux-hwe-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fde-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-raspi-realtime (Ubuntu package)

How to mitigate CVE-2026-23242

Install security update from vendor's repository.

Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_37-rt - update to 1-150700.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_37-rt-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_11-debugsource - update to 1-150700.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_37-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_37-default - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_11-debugsource - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.184.155, 5.15.0-184.194, 5.15.0-184.194~20.04.1, 5.15.0.186.166, 5.15.0-186.196, 5.15.0-186.196~20.04.1, 5.15.0.1075.78, 5.15.0-1075.79, 5.15.0.1095.94, 5.15.0-1095.103, 5.15.0.1104.100, 5.15.0-1104.109, 5.15.0.1108.107, 5.15.0-1108.114, 5.15.0.1111.115, 5.15.0-1111.120+fips1, 5.15.0.1112.102, 5.15.0.1112.109, 5.15.0-1112.122, 5.15.0-1112.122+fips1, 6.8.0-134.134, 6.8.0-1057.58~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1058.61+fips1, 6.8.0-1058.61~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1060.61, 6.8.0-1060.63+fips1, 6.8.0-1060.63~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1063.69, 6.8.0-1063.69+fips1, 6.8.1-1055.56, 6.8.1-1055.56~22.04.1
linux-aws (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.186.109, 5.15.0-186.196+fips1, 5.15.0.1106.103, 5.15.0-1106.110, 5.15.0.1107.107, 5.15.0-1107.108, 5.15.0.1112.108, 5.15.0.1112.115, 5.15.0-1112.119, 5.15.0-1112.119+fips1, 5.15.0-1112.119~20.04.1
linux-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1053.53, 5.15.0.1053.55, 5.15.0.1064.64, 5.15.0-1064.66, 6.8.0-1029.30
linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1064.66~20.04.1
linux-intel-iot-realtime (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1104.106, 5.15.0.1104.108, 5.15.0-1107.113~20.04.1
linux-ibm-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1106.110~20.04.1
linux-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1107.106, 5.15.0-1107.113
linux-azure (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1109.105, 5.15.0-1109.115, 5.15.0.1117.115, 5.15.0-1117.126, 6.8.0-1063.71, 6.8.0-1063.71~22.04.1
linux-azure-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1109.115~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1117.126~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1117.126~20.04.2
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1117.102, 5.15.0-1117.126+fips1, 6.8.0-134.134+fips1, 6.8.0-1062.69+fips1
linux-azure-fde (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1117.126, 6.8.0-1062.69
linux (Debian package) - addressed in versions 6.1.170-1, 6.12.85-1
kernel-syms-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.37.1
dlm-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.37.2
kernel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.37.2
kernel-source-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.37.2
kernel-devel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.37.2
kernel-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.37.2
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.37.2
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.37.2
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.37.2
kernel-rt-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.37.2
ocfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.37.2
kernel-rt-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.37.2
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.37.2
cluster-md-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.37.2
gfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.37.2
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.37.2
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-64kb-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-64kb-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-default-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-default-livepatch - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-default-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
ocfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
cluster-md-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
dlm-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
gfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-azure-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-azure-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-default-extra - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
reiserfs-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-source - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-syms - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-obs-build - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-docs - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-zfcpdump - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-default-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-macros - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-default-base - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1.150700.17.25.1
linux-hwe-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-136.136~22.04.1
linux-aws-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1045.48, 6.8.0-1057.58~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1058.61.1, 6.8.0-1058.64, 6.8.0-1060.61~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1060.63~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1063.69~22.04.1
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1060.64
linux-azure-fde-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1062.69~22.04.1
linux-raspi-realtime (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-2049.50

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