A NULL pointer vulnerability has been found in the the shim application of dp.c library. A missing NULL pointer could allow attackers to perform a denial of service attack on a system that uses shim application for UEFI bootloader.

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The code could be modified to include NULL pointer checkers in the code. Before DevicePathToStr : "if (li == NULL || li->FilePath == NULL) return 0;" After DevicePathToStr : "if (bootpath == NULL) return 0;" At error: "if (bootpath != NULL)"

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Mon, 10 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0000

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Description A NULL pointer vulnerability has been found in the the shim application of dp.c library. A missing NULL pointer could allow attackers to perform a denial of service attack on a system that uses shim application for UEFI bootloader.
Title Shim/dp.c library: null-pointer dereference in is_removable_media_path() when devicepathtostr() returns null
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Weaknesses CWE-476
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L'}


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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

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Updated: 2026-08-10T20:45:52.786Z

Reserved: 2026-08-10T09:33:00.303Z

Link: CVE-2026-19411

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