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Linux Kernel CVE-2026-43013

| EUVD-2026-26612 MEDIUM
NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)
2026-05-01 Linux
5.5
CVSS 3.1
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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

7
Analysis Generated
May 07, 2026 - 20:37 vuln.today
CVSS changed
May 07, 2026 - 20:37 NVD
5.5 (MEDIUM)
Patch available
May 01, 2026 - 16:33 EUVD
Patch released
May 01, 2026 - 15:24 nvd
Patch available
EUVD ID Assigned
May 01, 2026 - 15:00 euvd
EUVD-2026-26612
CVE Published
May 01, 2026 - 14:15 nvd
MEDIUM 5.5
CVE Published
May 01, 2026 - 14:15 nvd
N/A

DescriptionNVD

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

net/mlx5: lag: Check for LAG device before creating debugfs

__mlx5_lag_dev_add_mdev() may return 0 (success) even when an error occurs that is handled gracefully. Consequently, the initialization flow proceeds to call mlx5_ldev_add_debugfs() even when there is no valid LAG context.

mlx5_ldev_add_debugfs() blindly created the debugfs directory and attributes. This exposed interfaces (like the members file) that rely on a valid ldev pointer, leading to potential NULL pointer dereferences if accessed when ldev is NULL.

Add a check to verify that mlx5_lag_dev(dev) returns a valid pointer before attempting to create the debugfs entries.

AnalysisAI

Null pointer dereference in Linux kernel net/mlx5 LAG (Link Aggregation) driver allows local authenticated attackers to cause denial of service by accessing debugfs interfaces when LAG device context is invalid. The vulnerability exists in mlx5_ldev_add_debugfs() which creates debugfs entries without validating that a valid LAG context exists, exposing the members file and other interfaces that depend on a valid ldev pointer. …

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