NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-46016
Published: May 28, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU132466
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-2026-46016
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 the xlnx remoteproc receive callback when processing a received message. A local user can trigger the callback with a NULL message pointer to cause a denial of service.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-46016
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06d0bed2552fd0dae27d374d4492a2b672e24eed
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/38dd6ccfdfbbe865569a52fe1ba9fa1478f672e6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d1451cb2cf6f3d9884d76035a1460aa9bb4b053
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ddbf21116770b7011f2bb0a6056b7604b24c497
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8242579859a78c801bb626e9aa4823aca93e28e7