What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-23019?

CVE-2026-23019 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.0%.

Which versions of Linux are affected by CVE-2026-23019?

CVE-2026-23019 presents moderate security risk, a null pointer dereference vulnerability rated CVSS 5.5. Exploitation could compromise the security of affected deployments.. A patch is available.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2026-23019?

Within 30 days: Identify affected systems and apply vendor patches as part of regular patch cycle. Vendor patch is available.

Linux CVE-2026-23019

MEDIUM

NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)

2026-01-31 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Linux Null Pointer Dereference Denial Of Service

5.5

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

5.5 MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

SUSE

MEDIUM

qualitative

Primary rating from NVD.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

Patch released

Mar 16, 2026 - 15:00 nvd

Patch available

Analysis Generated

Mar 12, 2026 - 22:00 vuln.today

CVE Published

Jan 31, 2026 - 12:16 nvd

MEDIUM 5.5

DescriptionNVD

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

net: marvell: prestera: fix NULL dereference on devlink_alloc() failure

devlink_alloc() may return NULL on allocation failure, but prestera_devlink_alloc() unconditionally calls devlink_priv() on the returned pointer.

This leads to a NULL pointer dereference if devlink allocation fails. Add a check for a NULL devlink pointer and return NULL early to avoid the crash.

AnalysisAI

A NULL pointer dereference in the Linux kernel's Marvell Prestera driver occurs when devlink_alloc() fails to allocate memory, as the code does not validate the returned pointer before dereferencing it. A local attacker with unprivileged access can trigger a kernel crash by exhausting memory or forcing allocation failures. A patch is available to add proper NULL pointer validation before dereferencing the devlink object.

Technical ContextAI

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

net: marvell: prestera: fix NULL dereference on devlink_alloc() failure

devlink_alloc() may return NULL on allocation failure, but prestera_devlink_alloc() unconditionally calls devlink_priv() on the returned pointer.

This leads to a NULL pointer dereference if devlink allocation fails. Add a check for a NULL devlink pointer and return NULL early to avoid the crash.

RemediationAI

Monitor vendor advisories for a patch.

Same weakness CWE-476 – NULL Pointer Dereference

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4.3

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7.5

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9.8

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7.5

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5.9

Same technique Null Pointer Dereference

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7.5

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4.3

CVE-2017-3730 HIGH POC

7.5

CVE-2017-3169 CRITICAL POC

9.8

CVE-2016-4957 HIGH

7.5

CVE-2015-3194 HIGH

7.5

CVE-2026-21525 MEDIUM

6.2

CVE-2017-0016 MEDIUM

5.9

Vendor StatusVendor

SUSE

Severity: Medium

Product	Status
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP7	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP7	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP7	Fixed

CVE-2026-23019 vulnerability details – vuln.today

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DescriptionNVD

AnalysisAI

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RemediationAI

Same weakness CWE-476 – NULL Pointer Dereference

Same technique Null Pointer Dereference

Vendor StatusVendor

SUSE

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