CVE-2026-43272
ring-buffer: Fix possible dereference of uninitialized pointer
Severity Score
5.5
*CVSS v3.1
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*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
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*SSVC
Descriptions
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ring-buffer: Fix possible dereference of uninitialized pointer There is a pointer head_page in rb_meta_validate_events() which is not
initialized at the beginning of a function. This pointer can be dereferenced
if there is a failure during reader page validation. In this case the control
is passed to "invalid" label where the pointer is dereferenced in a loop. To fix the issue initialize orig_head and head_page before calling
rb_validate_buffer. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.
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Timeline
- 2026-05-01 CVE Reserved
- 2026-05-06 CVE Published
- 2026-05-11 CVE Updated
- 2026-05-12 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference
CAPEC
References (4)
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| https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f3b6e839f3ceb8d6ef02231ba9b5aca71b8bf55 | Vuln. Introduced |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 6.12 < 6.18.16 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 6.12 < 6.18.16" | en |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 6.12 < 6.19.6 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 6.12 < 6.19.6" | en |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 6.12 < 7.0 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 6.12 < 7.0" | en |
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