NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-45834
Published: May 27, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU132366
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-2026-45834
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 l2cap_sock_state_change_cb() when handling Bluetooth L2CAP socket state changes. A local user can trigger the vulnerable callback to cause a denial of service.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-45834
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1810e42ff6716f320c7269d5850eca48b07b7427
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ff1a41a912de8517b4482e946dd951b7d80edbf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5105f3e6b2df619c635b5f6a49fac131a36c7952
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2dcf1a61d056aef15b63c6eae9441344d624389
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c88c185ae0a1067823661b220aeea613df2c127b