NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-53214
Published: June 26, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU135560
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-2026-53214
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 cleanup_prefix_route() when handling netlink requests to delete IPv6 addresses. A local user can send a crafted netlink message to trigger the null pointer dereference and cause a denial of service.
The issue occurs when addrconf_get_prefix_route() returns the fib6_null_entry sentinel with a NULL fib6_table pointer.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-53214
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/07d9a0870a178843cea44cfd58c27445dc94cf5f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/192df376a05c2db15564640f9da7e20907c1fa24
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f82b02b4059ddc06e4fcfd057bfb59fd6885cd2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/653a2849305708f75260b5296f17b2a759ff9cc7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b70c687b7cf267fb08586667a3946c8851cad672