CVE-2026-74327
vmalloc: fix NULL pointer dereference in is_vm_area_hugepages()
CVSS Score
0.0
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vmalloc: fix NULL pointer dereference in is_vm_area_hugepages() find_vm_area() can return NULL if the given address is not a valid vmalloc area. Check the return value before dereferencing it to avoid a kernel crash.
| Vendor | linux |
| Product | linux |
| Ecosystems | |
| Industries | Technology |
| Published | Aug 15, 2026 |
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Affected Versions
Linux / Linux
121e6f3258fe393e22c36f61a319be8a4f2c05ae < c741485fa09bf5900f76d95424d86316d0a00331 121e6f3258fe393e22c36f61a319be8a4f2c05ae < b86f98e53df4f5d57259817b8e9a00167b78bae6 121e6f3258fe393e22c36f61a319be8a4f2c05ae < af71c2b88ccae44418e273bdfe0c96be8515151e 121e6f3258fe393e22c36f61a319be8a4f2c05ae < a1bca6b69bd934e2731d009e645038e05d57ce59 121e6f3258fe393e22c36f61a319be8a4f2c05ae < bbd664b7c77f6488cd5652231c0fe01d069a73ea 121e6f3258fe393e22c36f61a319be8a4f2c05ae < 55a44f5259e6a5f1d5b11cb0e19e943c9cc62280 121e6f3258fe393e22c36f61a319be8a4f2c05ae < c55dd3b46c1208d6d2ea737a8aefef4aa4c70cb8
Linux / Linux
5.13
References
git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c741485fa09bf5900f76d95424d86316d0a00331 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b86f98e53df4f5d57259817b8e9a00167b78bae6 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af71c2b88ccae44418e273bdfe0c96be8515151e git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1bca6b69bd934e2731d009e645038e05d57ce59 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bbd664b7c77f6488cd5652231c0fe01d069a73ea git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/55a44f5259e6a5f1d5b11cb0e19e943c9cc62280 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c55dd3b46c1208d6d2ea737a8aefef4aa4c70cb8