NULL pointer dereference in FreeBSD - CVE-2026-4652

 

NULL pointer dereference in FreeBSD - CVE-2026-4652

Published: March 30, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU124682
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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-2026-4652
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: FreeBSD Foundation
Affected software:
FreeBSD

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.

The vulnerability exists due to a null pointer dereference in the nvmf driver when handling CONNECT commands for I/O queues with a bogus or stale CNTLID. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted CONNECT command to cause a kernel panic.


How to mitigate CVE-2026-4652

Install security update from vendor's website.

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