In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
vmalloc: fix NULL pointer dereference in is_vm_area_hugepages()
find_vm_area() can return NULL if the given address is not a valid vmalloc
area. Check the return value before dereferencing it to avoid a kernel
crash.
CVE-2026-74327
NONE
EPSS 0.17%
Updated Aug 17, 2026
Linux
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/55a44f5259e6a5f1d5b11cb0e19e943c9cc62280
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1bca6b69bd934e2731d009e645038e05d57ce59
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af71c2b88ccae44418e273bdfe0c96be8515151e
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b86f98e53df4f5d57259817b8e9a00167b78bae6
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bbd664b7c77f6488cd5652231c0fe01d069a73ea
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c55dd3b46c1208d6d2ea737a8aefef4aa4c70cb8
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c741485fa09bf5900f76d95424d86316d0a00331
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
CVE Details
CVE ID
CVE-2026-74327
Published Date
Aug 15, 2026
Vendor
Linux
Severity
NONE
Exploit Prediction (EPSS)
Probability of Exploit
0.17%
Likelihood of exploitation in next 30 days
Percentile:
6.8th percentile (higher than 6.8% of all CVEs)
Standard patching cycle
Impact
Minimal impact
Source
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