NULL pointer dereference in Linux

CVE-2026-23341

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: accel/amdxdna: Fix crash when destroying a suspended hardware context If userspace issues an ioctl to destroy a hardware context that has already been automatically suspended, the driver may crash because the mailbox channel pointer is NULL for the suspended context. Fix this by checking the mailbox channel pointer in aie2_destroy_context() before accessing it.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (1.1th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 1st percentile — 1.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-23341: held from 0.001 to 0.001.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Linux — versions 2611c9616cb52d3ed54a6095d72d18e645a6955a, 97f27573837ef96b4ba42af463cc800cab615c0e, 6.19.4
  • Linux Kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-23341?
CVE-2026-23341 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-03-25.
How severe is CVE-2026-23341?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.