NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-93038
Published: September 18, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU150987
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-93038
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local privileged user to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to a null pointer dereference in the ad5686 SPI and I2C driver probe routines when binding the driver through driver_override in sysfs with a device name absent from the ID and match tables. A local privileged user can bind the driver using such a device name to cause a denial of service.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2026-93038
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3