net: appletalk: fix NULL pointer dereference in aarp_send_ddp()
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: 1 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: net: appletalk: fix NULL pointer dereference in aarp_send_ddp() aarp_send_ddp() calls atalk_find_dev_addr(dev) in the LocalTalk fast path without checking for NULL. When the device has no AppleTalk interface configured (dev->atalk_ptr == NULL), this leads to a NULL pointer dereference at the at->s_net access. KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000000-0x0000000000000007] RIP: 0010:aarp_send_ddp (net/appletalk/aarp.c:552 (discriminator 2)) Call Trace: <TASK> atalk_sendmsg (net/appletalk/ddp.c:1715) __sys_sendto (net/socket.c:2265 (discriminator 1)) __x64_sys_sendto (net/socket.c:2272) do_syscall_64 (arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94) entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe (arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:121) Add a NULL check consistent with the other callers of atalk_find_dev_addr().
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 5.10.271, 5.15.222, 6.1.189, 6.6.158, 6.12.111, 6.18.53, 7.1
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
Not affected: 6 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-93286
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5c3g-6x24-pwp4
- 2026-10-03 Fix available: Linux/[email protected], Linux/[email protected], Linux/Linux@51cc5e756cec6071ffc620076aebcf5bae936668 +5 · CNA
- 2026-10-03 4 new references · CNA
- 2026-11-07 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
Other 7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/51cc5e756cec6071ffc620076aebcf5bae936668
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c4b9ceb1be780588c1c50d573d5ee308e0874d2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d643fd42ad96f19b5ce5cb11824fefa617191dbe
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/542c1dd41e1b0cd1c2c3ba8091c7d882eea0d680
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8fc30f0cdf4207a5aa2341c0a98d0f1713b3ce2c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83899a056aeb120898a6e3a989971fc63e274e2e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e7f36ab5b7bf68463faa5f7b926fea8f35597bb
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Sources
- CVE-2026-93286 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-93286 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5c3g-6x24-pwp4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-93286 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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