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CVE-2026-68434

Low risk· EPSS 7%
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.17%

7th percentile - higher than 7% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel's 8250_mid serial driver, there is a NULL function pointer dereference on Denverton (DNV), Ice Lake Xeon D (ICX-D/CDF), and Snowridge (SNR) platforms. A previous fix replaced setup and exit callbacks with NULL pointers, and the call sites do not check for NULL before use, leading to a NULL pointer dereference and oops.

Risk Assessment

The vulnerability can cause kernel oops on the mentioned platforms, potentially leading to system unavailability or data corruption.

Recommendation

Apply the Linux kernel update containing the fix that adds missing NULL checks before calling setup and exit callbacks.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: serial: 8250_mid: Fix NULL function pointer dereference on DNV/ICX-D/SNR platforms Commit b1b4efea05a5 ("serial: 8250_mid: Disable DMA for selected platforms") replaced the dnv_board setup and exit callbacks with PTR_IF(false, ...), which evaluates to NULL. However, the three call sites in mid8250_probe() and mid8250_remove() unconditionally dereference these function pointers without NULL checks, causing a NULL pointer dereference (kernel oops) on any Denverton (DNV), Ice Lake Xeon D (ICX-D/CDF), or Snowridge (SNR) platform. Fix this by adding the missing NULL checks before calling the setup and exit callbacks.

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