CVE-2026-72013
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
riscv: Prevent NULL pointer dereference in machine_kexec_prepare()
A NULL pointer dereference issue is noticed in riscv's machine_kexec_prepare(), where image->segment[i].buf might be NULL and copied unchecked.
The NULL buf comes from ima_add_kexec_buffer(), where kbuf is added by kexec_add_buffer(), but kbuf.buffer is NULL, then it is copied without a check in machine_kexec_prepare():
Address this by adding a check before the data copy attempt.
Detalles técnicos trazas, registros y código del informe original
kexec_file_load
-> kimage_file_alloc_init()
-> kimage_file_prepare_segments()
-> ima_add_kexec_buffer()
-> kexec_add_buffer()
-> machine_kexec_prepare()
-> memcpy()CVSS
NVD no ha asignado puntuación CVSS a esta CVE (habitual desde el cambio de política de abril de 2026).
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.21%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 11
- Fecha de la puntuación: 5/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
⚠ Inferidas por IA a partir de la descripción — NVD aún no ha analizado esta CVE; no son CPE verificados.
Referencias
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/606cc45e871e34b80a2f63874f069387a5b44176
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ad6954492697681ebcfc1beb0eb384406cd4b65
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81bbcff0c053c4f5c711c31a9b72fc492bd96c3f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b5f92cc4e24a298bf390b0b189a4b888c0900161
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c462e15497dc40abe369b3be7a2c91ac5d1be6f9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5b2752a17efc165793ae38f2c24b5ed9c04ffde
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eadd0c2c76aee6a738f17f251434c77db3c606c8
JSON original (NVD)
Mostrar
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"value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nriscv: Prevent NULL pointer dereference in machine_kexec_prepare()\n\nA NULL pointer dereference issue is noticed in riscv's\nmachine_kexec_prepare(), where image->segment[i].buf might be NULL and\ncopied unchecked.\n\nThe NULL buf comes from ima_add_kexec_buffer(), where kbuf is added by\nkexec_add_buffer(), but kbuf.buffer is NULL, then it is copied without\na check in machine_kexec_prepare():\n\n kexec_file_load\n -> kimage_file_alloc_init()\n -> kimage_file_prepare_segments()\n -> ima_add_kexec_buffer()\n -> kexec_add_buffer()\n -> machine_kexec_prepare()\n -> memcpy()\n\nAddress this by adding a check before the data copy attempt."
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