NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-80597
Published: August 28, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU146284
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-80597
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference in the vmu-flash initialization code when initializing the mtd_info device structure without linking it to its parent device. A local user can trigger initialization of the affected component to cause a denial of service.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2026-80597
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3
External References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0db62da830ec57ad3efe24337763c8bf5442c6be
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/357e3b8e3a8769ba36eb8ec5e053e4825f1a9329
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/44c6abf5d823de796319d6e23c282ed5b68dc41b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ac007affa77c3dc3def53760e3d69c350fc9967
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b80a7b8f1a10e9270160b9d33f1253da2195c827
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c60a627edbbd66bfbb0a0f564e64084c23c7ce98
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f4599793240dd60a0a708ef1fe116223f47aa105
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff6453502c722437e37238900c9e45a1fec34455