CVE-2026-74327: vmalloc: fix NULL pointer dereference in is_vm_area_hugepages()
Published Aug 15, 2026
·Updated
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
vmalloc: fix NULL pointer dereference in isvmareahugepages()
findvmarea() 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.
Event History
Aug 15, 2026
CVE Published
via MITRE·05:58 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·05:58 AM
Description