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CVE-2026-74327

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, the is_vm_area_hugepages() function has a bug where it does not check the return value of find_vm_area(), which can return NULL for an invalid address. This leads to a NULL pointer dereference and kernel crash.

Risk Assessment

A kernel crash can occur when checking a vmalloc area for an invalid address, potentially leading to system unavailability.

Recommendation

Apply the kernel patch that checks the return value of find_vm_area() before dereferencing to avoid the crash.

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Original NVD description (English source)

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.

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