What is CVE-2026-64169?

CVE-2026-64169 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a NULL Pointer Dereference flaw (CWE-476), affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.12 onward and patched in 6.12.92, 6.18.34, 7.0.11 and others. CVE-2026-64169 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-64169?

CVE-2026-64169 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-64169?

Yes, CVE-2026-64169 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.12.92, 6.18.34, 7.0.11 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 6.12 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2026-64169 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-64169 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)?

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL, typically causing a crash. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/476.html

CVE-2026-64169

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: spi: ep93xx: fix error pointer deref after DMA setup failure The driver falls back to PIO mode if DMA setup fails during probe. Make sure to the clear the DMA channel pointers on setup failure to avoid dereferencing an error pointer on later probe errors or driver unbind. This issue was flagged by Sashiko when reviewing a devres allocation conversion patch.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2026-07-19

Last modified 2026-08-13

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-476

CVE-2026-64169 is a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability

What is NULL Pointer Dereference?

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL, typically causing a crash. Learn more on MITRE CWE

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 6.12 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.12.92, 6.18.34, 7.0.11, 7.1 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.12

Fixed in

✓ 6.12.92 6.12.x ✓ 6.18.34 6.18.x ✓ 7.0.11 7.0.x ✓ 7.1

References

4 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e2189ab095e3657f37b8295f3f2bbcde0f27529

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e121a81667a83e9a01d62b429e340f5a4a84abc

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e027db9fa310b1d5e7ad928510be800c4f004d9

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b6c0dabea07e25bd7db19a77ebfd0d02b9e2671a

Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2026-64169

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2026-07-19

Modified 2026-08-13

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-64169?

CVE-2026-64169 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as a NULL Pointer Dereference flaw (CWE-476) . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.12 onward and has been patched in 6.12.92, 6.18.34, 7.0.11 and others. CVE-2026-64169 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-64169?

CVE-2026-64169 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-64169?

Yes. CVE-2026-64169 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.12.92, 6.18.34, 7.0.11 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 6.12 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2026-64169 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2026-64169 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.