NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting rv package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.02% (7th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL10-RV-15298940
  • published17 Feb 2026
  • disclosed14 Feb 2026

Introduced: 14 Feb 2026

NewCVE-2026-23196  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for RHEL:10 rv.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream rv package and not the rv package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

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

HID: Intel-thc-hid: Intel-thc: Add safety check for reading DMA buffer

Add DMA buffer readiness check before reading DMA buffer to avoid unexpected NULL pointer accessing.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1