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

vmalloc: fix NULL pointer dereference in is_vm_area_hugepages()

find_vm_area() can return NULL if the given address is not a valid vmalloc
area. Check the return value before dereferencing it to avoid a kernel
crash.

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Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:15:00 +0000

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{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

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Sat, 15 Aug 2026 06:15:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vmalloc: fix NULL pointer dereference in is_vm_area_hugepages() find_vm_area() can return NULL if the given address is not a valid vmalloc area. Check the return value before dereferencing it to avoid a kernel crash.
Title vmalloc: fix NULL pointer dereference in is_vm_area_hugepages()
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-17T05:17:17.979Z

Reserved: 2026-08-15T05:44:03.884Z

Link: CVE-2026-74327

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-15T06:22:33.383

Modified: 2026-08-17T06:19:27.117

Link: CVE-2026-74327

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2026-08-15T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-74327 - Bugzilla

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Updated: 2026-08-22T00:15:05Z

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