NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel-uek-modules-deprecated package, versions <0:6.12.0-202.76.4.1.el10uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.01% (4th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE10-KERNELUEKMODULESDEPRECATED-16692837
  • published14 May 2026
  • disclosed18 Mar 2026

Introduced: 18 Mar 2026

CVE-2026-23251  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:10 kernel-uek-modules-deprecated to version 0:6.12.0-202.76.4.1.el10uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2026-50260.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-uek-modules-deprecated package and not the kernel-uek-modules-deprecated package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

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

xfs: only call xf{array,blob}_destroy if we have a valid pointer

Only call the xfarray and xfblob destructor if we have a valid pointer, and be sure to null out that pointer afterwards. Note that this patch fixes a large number of commits, most of which were merged between 6.9 and 6.10.

CVSS Base Scores

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