NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-80912
Published: September 5, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU147000
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-2026-80912
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 security_get_classes() when processing an SELinux policy with an unclaimed class value. A local user can provide a policy with sparse class values to cause a denial of service.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2026-80912
Install security update from vendor's repository.
External References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/099869e9343a5f8c22b58497f074b34f63cbf856
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/22b05fec62c0fe9864cfceb52f7d0f3a34d9b1dd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/841aea4d5a25e16273d04cd07a74142b4687e03b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d8a10899ea3c84b80de72ca8ee9039e9a5156c9a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e0285bb152211c00900136b66d4b420c14a59094