NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting torvalds/linux package, versions [4.4,6.1.191)[6.2,6.6.160)[6.7,6.12.111)[6.13,6.18.53)[6.19,7.1.6)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.21% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-TORVALDSLINUX-20791183
  • published11 Oct 2026
  • disclosed10 Aug 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 10 Aug 2026

CVE-2026-68303  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade torvalds/linux to version 6.1.191, 6.6.160, 6.12.111, 6.18.53, 7.1.6 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to NULL Pointer Dereference in the unbind process of the hvs and v3d drivers due to improper handling of driver data pointers. An attacker can cause a system crash or denial of service by triggering the removal of dependent drivers in a specific order, leading to a null pointer dereference.

Note: The Linux kernel project assigns a CVE to every bug fix it ships, whether or not the bug has been shown to be exploitable. This advisory was generated from that process and has not been individually assessed for exploitability. See the kernel's CVE process documentation: https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/master/Documentation/process/cve.rst

CVSS Base Scores

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