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Linux Kernel EUVDEUVD-2026-48620

| CVE-2026-64212 MEDIUM
NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)
2026-07-24 Linux GHSA-f3qr-xjfh-cqgx
5.5
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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NVD PRIMARY
5.5 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
vuln.today AI
5.5 MEDIUM

Local vector with low privileges matches a local DoS via kernel panic; no confidentiality or integrity impact applies.

3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
SUSE
MEDIUM
qualitative
Red Hat
5.5 MEDIUM
qualitative

Primary rating from NVD.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

5
Analysis Generated
Aug 11, 2026 - 22:31 vuln.today
CVSS changed
Aug 11, 2026 - 17:37 NVD
5.5 (MEDIUM)
Patch available
Jul 24, 2026 - 17:48 EUVD
CVE Published
Jul 24, 2026 - 15:23 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)
CVE Published
Jul 24, 2026 - 15:23 nvd
MEDIUM 5.5

DescriptionNVD

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

wifi: iwlwifi: mld: don't dereference a pointer before NULL checking it

In iwl_mld_remove_link, the link->fw_id is saved at the beginning of the function so we have it after we freed the link.

But the link pointer can be NULL, and is not checked when the fw_id is stored.

Fix it by simply freeing the link at the end of the function.

fFixes: 0e66a39f4f0e ("wifi: iwlwifi: fix potential use after free in iwl_mld_remove_link()")

AnalysisAI

NULL pointer dereference in the Linux kernel's iwlwifi MLD (Multi-Link Device) Wi-Fi driver allows a local low-privileged user to crash the kernel, resulting in a denial-of-service condition. The flaw resides in iwl_mld_remove_link, where the link->fw_id field is read before the link pointer is validated for NULL, enabling a kernel panic on affected systems with Intel wireless hardware. No public exploit code exists and the vulnerability is not listed in CISA KEV; patches are available in stable kernel releases 6.18.34, 7.0.11, and 7.1.

Technical ContextAI

The affected code is in the iwlwifi MLD subsystem of the Linux kernel (CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference). The iwl_mld_remove_link function was modified by a prior fix (commit 0e66a39f4f0e) to save link->fw_id at function entry so the value remains accessible after the link structure is freed. However, that modification introduced a regression: the dereference of link->fw_id now occurs before the NULL check on the link pointer itself, meaning if link is NULL the kernel immediately panics. The fix restructures the function to free the link at the end, eliminating the early dereference. Affected CPE is cpe:2.3:a:linux:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* covering mainline and stable branches through 6.18.33 and 7.0.10. The iwlwifi MLD driver specifically targets Intel Wi-Fi 7 hardware supporting IEEE 802.11be Multi-Link Operation.

RemediationAI

The primary fix is to upgrade the Linux kernel to version 6.18.34, 7.0.11, or 7.1, which contain the corrected iwl_mld_remove_link implementation. The upstream fix commits are available at https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a74aaad047353da3344aed32e9042d4f334f926, https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b6b4db85c7baf0788c5e7ec61350c1ff2bb775e0, and https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d733ed481fd20a8e7bfe5119c4e77761ba3f87ee. Ubuntu users should apply the packages referenced in USN-8618-1 at https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8618-1. As a compensating control where patching is not immediately possible, systems with Intel Wi-Fi 7 MLD hardware could blacklist the iwlwifi module (modprobe -r iwlwifi) to prevent the driver from loading, at the cost of losing wireless connectivity. Restricting local user access on sensitive systems (limiting shell accounts) reduces the attack surface but does not eliminate it.

Vendor StatusVendor

SUSE

Severity: Moderate
Product Status
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 Not-Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 Not-Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP7 Not-Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP7 Not-Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 16.0 Not-Affected

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