NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-64166
Published: July 20, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU138466
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-2026-64166
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 arm_ffa bus match callback when registering a buggy FF-A driver without an id_table. A local user can register a crafted FF-A driver to cause a denial of service.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-64166
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a5e695095c557d2380131b613dea4e8d90371be
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/198f6c86d508ed562f07dc00276cac6dbb5dd3bf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/34f59211984f66788390e7469f3e99d3796db4a8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/820245d86ce58898fb48b4fefc77d0cafc02801d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/adfff93d08a2e12ecf2a1eba272d18bc749f13c0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bc499d1acddbb75b5b4bce05f5296dd8ef9611fd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f98f131256beaddd51ad468e95d90d857fef12bf