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.
History

Sat, 15 Aug 2026 13:30:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-476

Sat, 15 Aug 2026 06:15:00 +0000

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Description 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.
Title vmalloc: fix NULL pointer dereference in is_vm_area_hugepages()
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-15T05:58:21.665Z

Reserved: 2026-08-15T05:44:03.884Z

Link: CVE-2026-74327

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-15T06:22:33.383

Modified: 2026-08-15T06:22:33.383

Link: CVE-2026-74327

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Updated: 2026-08-15T13:15:03Z