CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-64234

MediumCVSS 5.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.11%

2th percentile - higher than 2% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the pch_uart serial driver in the Linux kernel, the return value of dma_alloc_coherent() was not checked. A failed allocation could lead to a NULL pointer dereference.

Risk Assessment

NULL pointer dereference could crash the system or cause memory safety issues during DMA handling.

Recommendation

Update the Linux kernel to a version that includes the fix checking dma_alloc_coherent() result and properly releasing resources.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tty: serial: pch_uart: add check for dma_alloc_coherent() Add a check for dma_alloc_coherent() failure to prevent a potential NULL pointer dereference in dma_handle_rx(). Properly release DMA channels and the PCI device reference using a goto ladder if the allocation fails.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS