NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-46313
Published: June 10, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU134187
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-2026-46313
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 attacker to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to improper handling of an error pointer in ipu6_pci_probe() in drivers/media/pci/intel/ipu6/ipu6.c when handling a device probe error path. A local attacker can trigger the vulnerable error path to cause a denial of service.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-46313
Install security update from vendor's repository.