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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Linux Linux unaffected
Version Status Constraints
121e6f3258fe393e22c36f61a319be8a4f2c05ae affected < c741485fa09bf5900f76d95424d86316d0a00331
121e6f3258fe393e22c36f61a319be8a4f2c05ae affected < b86f98e53df4f5d57259817b8e9a00167b78bae6
121e6f3258fe393e22c36f61a319be8a4f2c05ae affected < af71c2b88ccae44418e273bdfe0c96be8515151e
121e6f3258fe393e22c36f61a319be8a4f2c05ae affected < a1bca6b69bd934e2731d009e645038e05d57ce59
121e6f3258fe393e22c36f61a319be8a4f2c05ae affected < bbd664b7c77f6488cd5652231c0fe01d069a73ea
121e6f3258fe393e22c36f61a319be8a4f2c05ae affected < 55a44f5259e6a5f1d5b11cb0e19e943c9cc62280
121e6f3258fe393e22c36f61a319be8a4f2c05ae affected < c55dd3b46c1208d6d2ea737a8aefef4aa4c70cb8
Linux Linux affected
Version Status Constraints
5.13 affected —
0 unaffected < 5.13
5.15.212 unaffected ≤ 5.15.*
6.1.178 unaffected ≤ 6.1.*
6.6.145 unaffected ≤ 6.6.*
6.12.97 unaffected ≤ 6.12.*
6.18.40 unaffected ≤ 6.18.*
7.1.5 unaffected ≤ 7.1.*
7.2-rc1 unaffected ≤ *

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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/55a44f5259e6a5f1d5b11cb0e19e943c9cc62280 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1bca6b69bd934e2731d009e645038e05d57ce59 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af71c2b88ccae44418e273bdfe0c96be8515151e cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b86f98e53df4f5d57259817b8e9a00167b78bae6 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bbd664b7c77f6488cd5652231c0fe01d069a73ea cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c55dd3b46c1208d6d2ea737a8aefef4aa4c70cb8 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c741485fa09bf5900f76d95424d86316d0a00331 cve-icon cve-icon
History

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
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: 2026-08-15T05:58:21.665Z

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

Link: CVE-2026-74327

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Status : Received

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

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

Link: CVE-2026-74327

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