CVE-2026-22982

Local system crash via NULL port dereference

Published Jan 23, 2026 · Updated Jan 23, 2026

NULL pointer dereference in the Linux kernel Ocelot driver 5.12 through 6.19-rc4 allows local users to crash the system. The ocelot_set_aggr_pgids function accesses each port without first rejecting NULL entries, while the ocelot_vsc7514 frontend leaves unused ports as NULL pointers. The flaw requires local privileges to add an interface beneath a link aggregation group and affects Ocelot VSC7514 systems; Felix VSC9959 is unaffected.

CVSS severity5.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.13%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

NULL pointer dereference in the Linux kernel Ocelot driver 5.12 through 6.19-rc4 allows local users to crash the system. The ocelot_set_aggr_pgids function accesses each port without first rejecting NULL entries, while the ocelot_vsc7514 frontend leaves unused ports as NULL pointers. The flaw requires local privileges to add an interface beneath a link aggregation group and affects Ocelot VSC7514 systems; Felix VSC9959 is unaffected.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-22982
Published
Jan 23, 2026
Updated
Jan 23, 2026
Vendor
The Linux Kernel Organization
Product
Linux Kernel
Classifications
CWE-476, T1499
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 23, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jan 23, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=5.12
  2. Affected versionversion=528d3f190c98c8f7d9581f68db4af021696727b2 <03fb1708b7d1e76aecebf767ad059c319845039f
  3. Affected versionversion=528d3f190c98c8f7d9581f68db4af021696727b2 <2985712dc76dfa670eb7fd607c09d4d48e5f5c6e
  4. Affected versionversion=528d3f190c98c8f7d9581f68db4af021696727b2 <34f3ff52cb9fa7dbf04f5c734fcc4cb6ed5d1a95
  5. Affected versionversion=528d3f190c98c8f7d9581f68db4af021696727b2 <8767f238b0e6c3d0b295ac6dce9fbe6a99bd1b9d
  6. Affected versionversion=528d3f190c98c8f7d9581f68db4af021696727b2 <b17818307446c5a8d925a39a792261dbfa930041
  7. Affected versionversion=528d3f190c98c8f7d9581f68db4af021696727b2 <f490af47bbee02441e356a1e0b86e3b3dd5120ff

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

The Linux Kernel Organization · Linux Kernelversion=5.12; version=528d3f190c98c8f7d9581f68db4af021696727b2 <03fb1708b7d1e76aecebf767ad059c319845039f; version=528d3f190c98c8f7d9581f68db4af021696727b2 <2985712dc76dfa670eb7fd607c09d4d48e5f5c6e; version=528d3f190c98c8f7d9581f68db4af021696727b2 <34f3ff52cb9fa7dbf04f5c734fcc4cb6ed5d1a95; version=528d3f190c98c8f7d9581f68db4af021696727b2 <8767f238b0e6c3d0b295ac6dce9fbe6a99bd1b9d; version=528d3f190c98c8f7d9581f68db4af021696727b2 <b17818307446c5a8d925a39a792261dbfa930041; version=528d3f190c98c8f7d9581f68db4af021696727b2 <f490af47bbee02441e356a1e0b86e3b3dd5120ff

Published CVSS scores

5.5NIST National Vulnerability DatabaseCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference
T1499Endpoint Denial of Service

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