NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-63972
Published: July 20, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU138674
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-2026-63972
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 mana_detach() when handling queue reset recovery after a previous detach succeeded but attach failed. A local user can trigger queue reset handling to cause a denial of service.
The issue occurs when the port is already in a detached state and transmit and receive queue resources have already been freed.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-63972
Install security update from vendor's repository.