ACPI: NFIT: core: Fix possible NULL pointer dereference
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 2 without a fix
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ACPI: NFIT: core: Fix possible NULL pointer dereference After commit 9b311b7313d6 ("ACPI: NFIT: Install Notify() handler before getting NFIT table"), acpi_nfit_probe() installs an ACPI notify handler for the NFIT device before checking the presence of the NFIT table. If that table is not there, 0 is returned without allocating the acpi_desc object and setting the driver data pointer of the NFIT device. If the platform firmware triggers an NFIT_NOTIFY_UC_MEMORY_ERROR notification on the NFIT device at that point, acpi_nfit_uc_error_notify() will dereference a NULL pointer. Prevent that from occurring by adding an acpi_desc check against NULL to acpi_nfit_uc_error_notify().
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.6.145, 6.12.96, 6.18.39, 7.1.4, 7.2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 4 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-64511
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fx53-fh8q-8mmr
- 2026-10-29 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
Other 5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a44343fe230aa48c74ef09830f3c5c90848b257e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c8f73b0fbdf956c98e2329d5aaea3ad09a9cfb6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/452945662fd8e9862a2d2043239c7ee1815d1ac4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/873576e585da5d0fc5debbab74eed565c0acea99
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/027e128abb82788189d6d45b68e3e8e7329b67be
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Sources
- CVE-2026-64511 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-64511 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fx53-fh8q-8mmr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-64511 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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