linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: riscv: Prevent NULL pointer dereference in machi...
CVE-2026-72013 is fixed in linux on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-72013, released August 15, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.
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(): kexec_file_load -> kimage_file_alloc_init() -> kimage_file_prepare_segments() -> ima_add_kexec_buffer() -> kexec_add_buffer() -> machine_kexec_prepare() -> memcpy() Address this by adding a check before the data copy attempt.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| linux · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 6.1.180-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-72013 | Aug 15, 2026 |
| linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 6.12.100-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-72013 | Aug 15, 2026 |
| linux · Debian 14 | 7.1.5-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-72013 | Aug 15, 2026 |
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