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AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV L L L N U N N H 5.5 .0016 4.9 —
AFFECTED Product Versions Fixed Linux bbf535fd6f06b94b9d07ed6f09397a936d4a58d8 – — Linux 6.0 – 6.1.178
TIMELINE Jul 19 Reserved by Linux Jul 25 Published (CNA: Linux) Sep 4 ENRICHED — CVE-2026-64417 (Linux). Received CVSS 5.5 and CPE data from NVD.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm: shrinker: fix NULL pointer dereference in debugfs shrinker_debugfs_add() creates both "count" and "scan" debugfs files unconditionally. That assumes every shrinker implements both count_objects() and scan_objects(), which is not guaranteed. For example, the xen-backend shrinker sets count_objects() but leaves scan_objects() NULL, so writing to its scan file calls through a NULL function pointer and panics the kernel: BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000000 RIP: 0010:0x0 Code: Unable to access opcode bytes at 0xffffffffffffffd6. Call Trace: <TASK> shrinker_debugfs_scan_write+0x12e/0x270 full_proxy_write+0x5f/0x90 vfs_write+0xde/0x420 ? filp_flush+0x75/0x90 ? filp_close+0x1d/0x30 ? do_dup2+0xb8/0x120 ksys_write+0x68/0xf0 ? filp_flush+0x75/0x90 do_syscall_64+0xb3/0x5b0 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e The count path has the same issue in principle if a shrinker omits count_objects(). To fix it, only create "count" and "scan" debugfs files when the corresponding callbacks are present.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| July 19, 2026 | Reserved | Reserved by Linux |
| July 25, 2026 | Published | Published (CNA: Linux) |
| September 4, 2026 | ENRICHED | ENRICHED — CVE-2026-64417 (Linux). Received CVSS 5.5 and CPE data from NVD. |
Authoritative record: CVE-2026-64417 at cve.org
Vendors: linux
Weaknesses: CWE-476
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