CVE-2026-72013

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.

Routine
CVSS
n/a
No vendor severity
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0022
11th percentile

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

ProductFixed inFixReleased
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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