NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-45835
Published: May 27, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU132367
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/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-2026-45835
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
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 l2cap_sock_new_connection_cb() when handling a new Bluetooth L2CAP connection. A remote attacker can trigger a crafted connection attempt to cause a denial of service.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-45835
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a120d96166301d7a95be75b52f843837dbd1219
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/741e6024e31587b0c021b6616a9e428a4ea0b64a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/76083fb80f5a38ac13326b2d810f66bd07771eea
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab77c8bc30269bee15d917059a66bea48909f5f0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bc3bb9f40da8e53896abc2d29c6d0c6686fe4ab9