NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-31660
Published: April 25, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU127738
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-2026-31660
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 cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference in pn532_receive_buf() when processing received bytes. A local user can trigger an allocation failure during frame reception to cause a denial of service.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-31660
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/07cb6c72e66ba548679f22ac29ad588da8999279
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/16649adc2e19509104245ea1f349b629d858f11f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21ae2cda66a55c759607bbf1d23cbaa42019d2de
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ca64fb7e2d2ae14619dd204d4f2f0a601f421fb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e37da42eda45d7859d9273fc7e225d8df458038
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b71299d587d9e4c830c18afb884c80ddb30ad28
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9495069b43b8634c1ae0042e888766c34f66637
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c71ba669b570c7b3f86ec875be222ea11dacb352