NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-43356
Published: May 9, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU130825
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-2026-43356
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 adis_init() when initializing ADIS IMU drivers without custom ops set. A local user can trigger initialization of a vulnerable driver to cause a denial of service.
The issue occurs because some drivers rely on default operations being assigned while the structure is zero-initialized, leaving the ops pointer NULL at the time of initialization.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-43356
Install security update from vendor's repository.