#VU124553 NULL Pointer Dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-23304
Published: March 25, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU124553
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-23304
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference in the ipv6 routing subsystem when processing IPv6 packets. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted IPv6 packet to trigger a null pointer dereference in ip6_rt_get_dev_rcu(), leading to a system crash.
Exploitation does not require authentication or user interaction and occurs within the network stack during packet processing.
Remediation
Install security update from vendor's repository.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b5a7826020706057cc5a9d9009e667027f221ee
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ffb4f5c2ccb2fa1c049dd11899aee7967deef5a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3310fc11fc47387d1dd4759b0bc961643ea11c7f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a48fe59f29f673a3d042d679f26629a9c3e29d4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/581800298313c9fd75e94985e6d37d21b7e35d34
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae88c8256547b63980770a9ea7be73a15900d27e