In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ACPI: NFIT: core: Fix possible NULL pointer dereference
After commit 9b311b7313d6 ("ACPI: NFIT: Install Notify() handler before getting NFIT table"), acpi_nfit_probe() installs an ACPI notify handler for the NFIT device before checking the presence of the NFIT table. If that table is not there, 0 is returned without allocating the acpi_desc object and setting the driver data pointer of the NFIT device. If the platform firmware triggers an NFIT_NOTIFY_UC_MEMORY_ERROR notification on the NFIT device at that point, acpi_nfit_uc_error_notify() will dereference a NULL pointer.
Prevent that from occurring by adding an acpi_desc check against NULL to acpi_nfit_uc_error_notify().
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux-6.12Upgrade linux | Jul 28, 2026 | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 30, 2026 | Jul 25, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-realtime-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-generic-7.0Upgrade linux-image-oem-7.0Upgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-gke-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-26.04bUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1013-ibmUpgrade linux-image-realtime-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1013-oemUpgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-2018-nvidia-bosUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1006-gkeUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-realtime-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1006-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1019-raspiUpgrade linux-image-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-gcpUpgrade linux-image-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1019-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-genericUpgrade linux-image-gcp-7.0Upgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-virtual-7.0Upgrade linux-image-raspi-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gke-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-26.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-aws-7.0Upgrade linux-image-realtime-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1018-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1018-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-2018-nvidia-bos-64kUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-aws-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1012-awsUpgrade linux-image-ibm-7.0Upgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-gke-7.0Upgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-raspi-realtime-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-realtime-64kUpgrade linux-image-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-gke-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1012-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-bosUpgrade linux-image-oem-26.04aUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-7.0 | Sep 14, 2026 | Sep 7, 2026 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jul 31, 2026 | Jul 25, 2026 |
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