CVE-2026-23019NULL Pointer Dereference in Linux

Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
OSV7.8
EPSS
0.0%
top 95.67%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedJan 31
Latest updateApr 13

Description

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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages7 packages

Linuxlinux/linux_kernel5.10.05.15.198+4
NVDlinux/linux_kernel5.10.15.15.198+6
Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 6.1.162-1+2
Ubuntulinux/linux_kernel< 5.15.0-173.183
CVEListV5linux/linux34dd1710f5a3c9a7dc78e1ff6de69a19d407db258a4333b2818f0d853b43e139936c20659366e4a0+6

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

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OSV
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OSV
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OSV
linux-aws-5.15, linux-gcp-5.15, linux-gke, linux-hwe-5.15, linux-intel-iotg-5.15, linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15, linux-oracle-5.15 vulnerabilities2026-03-17

📋Vendor Advisories

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Ubuntu
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Ubuntu
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities2026-04-01
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Intel IoTG Real-time) vulnerabilities2026-03-23
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (NVIDIA Tegra IGX) vulnerabilities2026-03-23

🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Wiz
CVE-2026-23019 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz
CVE-2026-23019 — NULL Pointer Dereference in Linux | cvebase