CVE-2024-26688

kernel: fs,hugetlb: fix NULL pointer dereference in hugetlbs_fill_super

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

4.7

CVSS 3.1

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Published · April 3, 2024

Updated · November 21, 2025

Description

A vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel during hugetlb filesystem configuration, whereby a NULL pointer dereference caused by invalid pagesize values can lead to potential crashes.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 4.7
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference