CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-80646

HighCVSS 7.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.51%

41th percentile - higher than 41% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, there is a possible NULL pointer dereference in __in6_dev_stats_get(). The dev_get_by_index_rcu() function can return NULL if the original physical device is unregistered.

Risk Assessment

This could lead to a system crash (kernel panic) if a network device is unregistered during IPv6 statistics operations, potentially disrupting network services.

Recommendation

Install the kernel patch that adds proper NULL dereference protection and update your system.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: guard against possible NULL deref in __in6_dev_stats_get() dev_get_by_index_rcu() could return NULL if the original physical device is unregistered. Found by Sashiko.

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