CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference
A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit.
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All NULL Pointer Dereference CVEs (1,266)
A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the Linux kernel's PCI endpoint MHI driver allows local attackers to cause a kernel panic (denial of servi...
Dec 28, 2024A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the Linux kernel's Intel graphics driver (drm/i915) could cause kernel crashes or denial of service when t...
Dec 27, 2024A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the Linux kernel's mlx5 driver could cause kernel crashes or denial of service. This affects systems using...
Dec 27, 2024A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the Linux kernel's IPv6 implementation allows local attackers to cause a kernel panic (denial of service) ...
Dec 27, 2024A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the Linux kernel's UFS (Universal Flash Storage) driver allows local attackers to cause a kernel panic and...
Dec 27, 2024A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the Linux kernel's unpin_user_pages() function can cause kernel crashes when handling certain memory confi...
Dec 27, 2024A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the Linux kernel's ath10k SDIO driver can cause kernel panic during module removal when CONFIG_INIT_ON_FRE...
Dec 27, 2024This vulnerability is a NULL pointer dereference in the brcmfmac WiFi driver in the Linux kernel that can cause a kernel panic (system crash) when pro...
Dec 27, 2024A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the Linux kernel's CAMSS driver allows local attackers to cause a kernel panic and system crash. This affe...
Dec 27, 2024A race condition vulnerability in the Linux kernel's LED subsystem allows concurrent access to LED device structures during initialization, potentiall...
Dec 27, 2024A null pointer dereference vulnerability in the Linux kernel's ts2020 media driver allows local attackers to cause a kernel panic or system crash by t...
Dec 27, 2024A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the Linux kernel's imx-jpeg media driver could cause kernel oops (crashes) when accessing video device dat...
Dec 27, 2024A null pointer dereference vulnerability in the Linux kernel's ftrace subsystem allows local attackers to crash the kernel by writing a malformed modu...
Dec 27, 2024This CVE describes a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the cw1200 WiFi driver in the Linux kernel. If exploited, it could cause a kernel panic...
Dec 27, 2024A null pointer dereference vulnerability in the Linux kernel's EROFS filesystem driver when mounted over FUSE can cause kernel crashes. This affects s...
Dec 27, 2024A null pointer dereference vulnerability in the Linux kernel's cpufreq CPPC driver could cause kernel crashes or system instability when cpufreq_cpu_g...
Dec 27, 2024A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the Linux kernel's unicode subsystem allows local attackers to cause a kernel panic (denial of service) by...
Dec 27, 2024A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the Linux kernel's zram compression algorithm display function allows local users to crash the system by r...
Dec 27, 2024A race condition vulnerability in the Linux kernel's RDMA/mlx5 driver allows a NULL pointer dereference during device deregistration. This can cause k...
Dec 27, 2024A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the Linux kernel's RDMA/hns driver allows local attackers to cause a kernel panic (denial of service) by t...
Dec 27, 2024This CVE is a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the Linux kernel's ASoC imx-audmix driver. If devm_kasprintf() fails and returns NULL, the cod...
Dec 27, 2024This CVE describes a null pointer dereference vulnerability in the AMD display driver within the Linux kernel. If exploited, it could cause a kernel p...
Dec 27, 2024A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the Linux kernel's NFS blocklayout driver can cause kernel crashes when unmounting pNFS SCSI layout-enable...
Dec 27, 2024Adobe InDesign has a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability that allows attackers to crash the application by tricking users into opening malicious fi...
Dec 10, 2024A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the Linux kernel's memory allocation subsystem allows local attackers to cause a kernel panic (denial of s...
Dec 2, 2024This CVE addresses a null pointer dereference vulnerability in the Linux kernel's vmwgfx driver. If exploited, it could cause a kernel panic or system...
Dec 2, 2024A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the Linux kernel's MCTP I2C subsystem could cause kernel panics or system crashes when processing network ...
Nov 19, 2024A null pointer dereference vulnerability in the Linux kernel's OCFS2 filesystem allows local attackers to cause a kernel panic (denial of service) by ...
Nov 19, 2024A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in Wondershare PDF Reader's libPdfCore.dll component allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by t...
Nov 18, 2024Substance3D Painter versions 10.1.0 and earlier contain a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability that allows attackers to crash the application by tri...
Nov 12, 2024Adobe Bridge versions 13.0.9, 14.1.2 and earlier contain a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability that allows attackers to cause denial-of-service by ...
Nov 12, 2024A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the Linux kernel's Qualcomm QMP USB PHY driver causes kernel panic on runtime suspend when runtime power m...
Nov 9, 2024A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the Linux kernel's NUMA balancing scheduler allows local attackers to cause a kernel panic and system cras...
Nov 9, 2024A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the Linux kernel's Btrfs filesystem occurs when split bios complete before their parent bio context is pro...
Nov 9, 2024A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the Linux kernel's MSM display driver could cause kernel panics or system crashes when specific display op...
Nov 7, 2024This CVE describes a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the Linux kernel's ALSA HDA CS8409 audio driver. If memory allocation fails in the dolp...
Nov 7, 2024A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability exists in the Linux kernel's octeon_ep driver when handling SKB allocation failures during network packet pro...
Nov 7, 2024A null pointer dereference vulnerability in the Linux kernel's mlx5 network driver allows local attackers to cause a kernel panic (denial of service) ...
Nov 7, 2024A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the Linux kernel's LoongArch architecture allows kernel threads without vDSO mappings to crash when callin...
Nov 5, 2024This CVE describes a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the Linux kernel's Soundwire driver for SC7280-based systems. When exploited, it causes...
Nov 5, 2024This Linux kernel vulnerability in the Btrfs filesystem allows a local attacker to trigger a kernel crash (denial of service) by mounting a Btrfs file...
Nov 5, 2024This CVE describes a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the Linux kernel's Qualcomm ASoC (Audio System on Chip) driver. If exploited, it could ...
Nov 5, 2024A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability exists in the Linux kernel's NFC (Near Field Communication) subsystem. If memory allocation fails in the send...
Oct 22, 2024A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the Linux kernel's br_netfilter module causes kernel panic when untagged traffic exceeding VxLAN MTU is fo...
Oct 21, 2024This CVE addresses a null pointer dereference vulnerability in the AMD display driver component of the Linux kernel. If exploited, it could cause a ke...
Oct 21, 2024This CVE addresses a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the Linux kernel's serial subsystem. When HUPCL flag is set and specific conditions occ...
Oct 21, 2024This CVE describes a Linux kernel vulnerability in the network traffic control subsystem where allowing TCA_STAB (size table) configuration on non-roo...
Oct 21, 2024This CVE describes a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the Linux kernel's nixge network driver. If the driver fails to allocate memory for rec...
Oct 21, 2024This vulnerability is a NULL pointer dereference in the Linux kernel's PHY subsystem that occurs when a network PHY device probe fails. It allows loca...
Oct 21, 2024A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the Linux kernel's coretemp hardware monitoring driver allows local attackers to crash the kernel by trigg...
Oct 21, 2024About NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)
A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit.
Our database tracks 1,266 CVEs classified as CWE-476, with 23 rated critical and 315 rated high severity. The average CVSS score for NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerabilities is 6.1.
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