NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel-doc package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.18% (9th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS6-KERNELDOC-18455208
  • published30 Jul 2026
  • disclosed25 Jul 2026

Introduced: 25 Jul 2026

NewCVE-2026-64488  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:6 kernel-doc.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-doc package and not the kernel-doc package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ALSA: aoa: check snd_ctl_new1() return value

snd_ctl_new1() can return NULL when memory allocation fails. In layout.c, the function does not check the return value before dereferencing ctl->id.name or passing to aoa_snd_ctl_add(), which can lead to a NULL pointer dereference.

Add NULL checks after snd_ctl_new1() calls and return early if any fails.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1