# CVE-2026-23064: linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:  net/sched: act_ife: avoid possible NULL deref  t...

CVE-2026-23064 is fixed in 16 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-23064, released February 4, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-23064
- Priority: Routine
- CVSS: 5.5 (medium)
- EPSS: 0.0015
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Feb 4, 2026

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:  net/sched: act_ife: avoid possible NULL deref  tcf_ife_encode() must make sure ife_encode() does not return NULL.  syzbot reported:  Oops: general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0xdffffc0000000000: 0000 [#1] SMP KASAN NOPTI KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000000-0x0000000000000007]  RIP: 0010:ife_tlv_meta_encode+0x41/0xa0 net/ife/ife.c:166 CPU: 3 UID: 0 PID: 8990 Comm: syz.0.696 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) Call Trace:  <TASK>   ife_encode_meta_u32+0x153/0x180 net/sched/act_ife.c:101   tcf_ife_encode net/sched/act_ife.c:841 [inline]   tcf_ife_act+0x1022/0x1de0 net/sched/act_ife.c:877   tc_act include/net/tc_wrapper.h:130 [inline]   tcf_action_exec+0x1c0/0xa20 net/sched/act_api.c:1152   tcf_exts_exec include/net/pkt_cls.h:349 [inline]   mall_classify+0x1a0/0x2a0 net/sched/cls_matchall.c:42   tc_classify include/net/tc_wrapper.h:197 [inline]   __tcf_classify net/sched/cls_api.c:1764 [inline]   tcf_classify+0x7f2/0x1380 net/sched/cls_api.c:1860   multiq_classify net/sched/sch_multiq.c:39 [inline]   multiq_enqueue+0xe0/0x510 net/sched/sch_multiq.c:66   dev_qdisc_enqueue+0x45/0x250 net/core/dev.c:4147   __dev_xmit_skb net/core/dev.c:4262 [inline]   __dev_queue_xmit+0x2998/0x46c0 net/core/dev.c:4798

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | dtb-aarch64 opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.27.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20416-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2026-20416-1.md) | Mar 25, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-64kb opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.27.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20416-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2026-20416-1.md) | Mar 25, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-64kb sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:1081-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-1081-1.md) | Mar 26, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-64kb sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.27.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:20931-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-20931-1.md) | Mar 25, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-azure opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.27.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20416-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2026-20416-1.md) | Mar 25, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-azure sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:1081-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-1081-1.md) | Mar 26, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-azure sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.27.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:20931-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-20931-1.md) | Mar 25, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-default opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.27.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20416-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2026-20416-1.md) | Mar 25, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-default sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:1081-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-1081-1.md) | Mar 26, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-default sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.27.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:20931-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-20931-1.md) | Mar 25, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-default-base opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.27.1.160000.2.8 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20416-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2026-20416-1.md) | Mar 25, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-default-base sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1.150700.17.23.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:1081-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-1081-1.md) | Mar 26, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-default-base sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.27.1.160000.2.8 | [SUSE-SU-2026:20931-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-20931-1.md) | Mar 25, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-docs opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.27.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20416-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2026-20416-1.md) | Mar 25, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-docs sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:1081-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-1081-1.md) | Mar 26, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-docs sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.27.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:20931-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-20931-1.md) | Mar 25, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-kvmsmall opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.27.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20416-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2026-20416-1.md) | Mar 25, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-kvmsmall sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.27.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:20931-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-20931-1.md) | Mar 25, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_10 sles 15.7 | 1-150700.1.3.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:0962-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-0962-1.md) | Mar 23, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_10 sles 15.7 | 1-150700.15.3.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:1081-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-1081-1.md) | Mar 26, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-obs-build opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.27.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20416-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2026-20416-1.md) | Mar 25, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-obs-build sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:1081-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-1081-1.md) | Mar 26, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-obs-qa opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.27.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20416-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2026-20416-1.md) | Mar 25, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-obs-qa sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.27.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:20931-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-20931-1.md) | Mar 25, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-rt opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.27.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20416-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2026-20416-1.md) | Mar 25, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-source opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.27.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20416-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2026-20416-1.md) | Mar 25, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-source sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:1081-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-1081-1.md) | Mar 26, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-source sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.27.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:20931-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-20931-1.md) | Mar 25, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-syms opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.27.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20416-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2026-20416-1.md) | Mar 25, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-syms sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:1081-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-1081-1.md) | Mar 26, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-syms sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.27.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:20931-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-20931-1.md) | Mar 25, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-zfcpdump opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.27.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20416-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2026-20416-1.md) | Mar 25, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-zfcpdump sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:1081-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-1081-1.md) | Mar 26, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-zfcpdump sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.27.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:20931-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-20931-1.md) | Mar 25, 2026 |
| Linux | linux Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 6.1.162-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2026-23064](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2026-23064.md) | Feb 4, 2026 |
| Linux | linux Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 6.12.69-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2026-23064](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2026-23064.md) | Feb 4, 2026 |
| Linux | linux Debian 14 | 6.18.8-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2026-23064](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2026-23064.md) | Feb 4, 2026 |

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