CWE-476
AllowedNULL Pointer Dereference
Abstraction: Base · Status: Stable
The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.
6370 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-Q5X8-3VM4-XRH9
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-02-13 18:38 – Updated: 2024-02-13 18:38{
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"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": ".NET Denial of Service Vulnerability",
"id": "GHSA-q5x8-3vm4-xrh9",
"modified": "2024-02-13T18:38:24Z",
"published": "2024-02-13T18:38:24Z",
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"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-21404"
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"url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-21404"
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GHSA-Q5XG-CGPW-7479
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-09-18 09:30 – Updated: 2024-11-20 18:32In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/amd/display: Check UnboundedRequestEnabled's value
CalculateSwathAndDETConfiguration_params_st's UnboundedRequestEnabled is a pointer (i.e. dml_bool_t *UnboundedRequestEnabled), and thus if (p->UnboundedRequestEnabled) checks its address, not bool value.
This fixes 1 REVERSE_INULL issue reported by Coverity.
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"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ndrm/amd/display: Check UnboundedRequestEnabled\u0027s value\n\nCalculateSwathAndDETConfiguration_params_st\u0027s UnboundedRequestEnabled\nis a pointer (i.e. dml_bool_t *UnboundedRequestEnabled), and thus\nif (p-\u003eUnboundedRequestEnabled) checks its address, not bool value.\n\nThis fixes 1 REVERSE_INULL issue reported by Coverity.",
"id": "GHSA-q5xg-cgpw-7479",
"modified": "2024-11-20T18:32:15Z",
"published": "2024-09-18T09:30:37Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-46778"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e2b49a85e7974d21364798c5d4aa8070aa864d9"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a7b38c7852093385d0605aa3c8a2efd6edd1edfd"
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GHSA-Q626-923J-FG7R
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-03-18 21:32 – Updated: 2025-03-18 21:32In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/amd/display: Fix a NULL pointer dereference in amdgpu_dm_connector_add_common_modes()
In amdgpu_dm_connector_add_common_modes(), amdgpu_dm_create_common_mode() is assigned to mode and is passed to drm_mode_probed_add() directly after that. drm_mode_probed_add() passes &mode->head to list_add_tail(), and there is a dereference of it in list_add_tail() without recoveries, which could lead to NULL pointer dereference on failure of amdgpu_dm_create_common_mode().
Fix this by adding a NULL check of mode.
This bug was found by a static analyzer.
Builds with 'make allyesconfig' show no new warnings, and our static analyzer no longer warns about this code.
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"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ndrm/amd/display: Fix a NULL pointer dereference in amdgpu_dm_connector_add_common_modes()\n\nIn amdgpu_dm_connector_add_common_modes(), amdgpu_dm_create_common_mode()\nis assigned to mode and is passed to drm_mode_probed_add() directly after\nthat. drm_mode_probed_add() passes \u0026mode-\u003ehead to list_add_tail(), and\nthere is a dereference of it in list_add_tail() without recoveries, which\ncould lead to NULL pointer dereference on failure of\namdgpu_dm_create_common_mode().\n\nFix this by adding a NULL check of mode.\n\nThis bug was found by a static analyzer.\n\nBuilds with \u0027make allyesconfig\u0027 show no new warnings,\nand our static analyzer no longer warns about this code.",
"id": "GHSA-q626-923j-fg7r",
"modified": "2025-03-18T21:32:00Z",
"published": "2025-03-18T21:32:00Z",
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19a7eba284790cfbba2945deb2363cf03ce41648"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2c729dec8c1e3e2892fde5ce8181553860914e74"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/57f4ad5e286fe4599c8fc63cf89f85f9eec7f9c9"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/639b3b9def0a6a3f316a195d705d14113236e89c"
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GHSA-Q62J-4Q9V-XGM7
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:21 – Updated: 2022-11-21 15:30A NULL pointer dereference in SANE Backends before 1.0.30 allows a malicious device connected to the same local network as the victim to cause a denial of service, GHSL-2020-079.
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"details": "A NULL pointer dereference in SANE Backends before 1.0.30 allows a malicious device connected to the same local network as the victim to cause a denial of service, GHSL-2020-079.",
"id": "GHSA-q62j-4q9v-xgm7",
"modified": "2022-11-21T15:30:22Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:21:33Z",
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"url": "https://alioth-lists.debian.net/pipermail/sane-announce/2020/000041.html"
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"url": "https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2020-075-libsane"
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"url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/4470-1"
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"url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00079.html"
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"url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00003.html"
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GHSA-Q62Q-9VGF-P9J3
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:23 – Updated: 2022-12-03 15:30A vulnerability in the EGG archive parsing module in Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) Software versions 0.102.0 - 0.102.3 could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to a null pointer dereference. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted EGG file to an affected device. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause the ClamAV scanning process crash, resulting in a denial of service condition.
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"details": "A vulnerability in the EGG archive parsing module in Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) Software versions 0.102.0 - 0.102.3 could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to a null pointer dereference. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted EGG file to an affected device. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause the ClamAV scanning process crash, resulting in a denial of service condition.",
"id": "GHSA-q62q-9vgf-p9j3",
"modified": "2022-12-03T15:30:27Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:23:59Z",
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"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-3481"
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"url": "https://blog.clamav.net/2020/07/clamav-01024-security-patch-released.html"
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"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00010.html"
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"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IJ67VH37NCG25PICGWFWZHSVG7PBT7MC"
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"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QM7EXJHDEZJLWM2NKH6TCDXOBP5NNYIN"
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"url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-23"
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"url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/4435-1"
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
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GHSA-Q63G-PX5V-R7JV
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-06-03 18:33 – Updated: 2026-06-09 21:32In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
PCI: endpoint: Add missing NULL check for alloc_workqueue()
alloc_workqueue() can return NULL on memory allocation failure. Without proper error checking, this may lead to a NULL pointer dereference when queue_work() is later called with the NULL workqueue pointer in epf_ntb_epc_init().
Add a NULL check immediately after alloc_workqueue() and return -ENOMEM on failure to prevent the driver from loading with an invalid workqueue pointer.
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"nvd_published_at": "2026-06-03T18:16:19Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nPCI: endpoint: Add missing NULL check for alloc_workqueue()\n\nalloc_workqueue() can return NULL on memory allocation failure. Without\nproper error checking, this may lead to a NULL pointer dereference when\nqueue_work() is later called with the NULL workqueue pointer in\nepf_ntb_epc_init().\n\nAdd a NULL check immediately after alloc_workqueue() and return -ENOMEM on\nfailure to prevent the driver from loading with an invalid workqueue\npointer.",
"id": "GHSA-q63g-px5v-r7jv",
"modified": "2026-06-09T21:32:20Z",
"published": "2026-06-03T18:33:11Z",
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"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-71313"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/03f336a869b3a3f119d3ae52ac9723739c7fb7b6"
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GHSA-Q6C3-CW35-V2GH
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-07-23 00:00 – Updated: 2022-07-30 00:00Radare2 v5.7.2 was discovered to contain a NULL pointer dereference via the function r_bin_file_xtr_load_buffer at bin/bfile.c. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DOS) via a crafted binary file.
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"nvd_published_at": "2022-07-22T15:15:00Z",
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"details": "Radare2 v5.7.2 was discovered to contain a NULL pointer dereference via the function r_bin_file_xtr_load_buffer at bin/bfile.c. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DOS) via a crafted binary file.",
"id": "GHSA-q6c3-cw35-v2gh",
"modified": "2022-07-30T00:00:43Z",
"published": "2022-07-23T00:00:22Z",
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"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-34520"
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"url": "https://github.com/radareorg/radare2/issues/20354"
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GHSA-Q6CW-2HR2-G93J
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-05-08 15:31 – Updated: 2026-05-21 18:33In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
firmware: stratix10-rsu: Fix NULL pointer dereference when RSU is disabled
When the Remote System Update (RSU) isn't enabled in the First Stage Boot Loader (FSBL), the driver encounters a NULL pointer dereference when excute svc_normal_to_secure_thread() thread, resulting in a kernel panic:
Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000008 Mem abort info: ... Data abort info: ... [0000000000000008] user address but active_mm is swapper Internal error: Oops: 0000000096000004 [#1] SMP Modules linked in: CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 79 Comm: svc_smc_hvc_thr Not tainted 6.19.0-rc8-yocto-standard+ #59 PREEMPT Hardware name: SoCFPGA Stratix 10 SoCDK (DT) pstate: 60000005 (nZCv daif -PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) pc : svc_normal_to_secure_thread+0x38c/0x990 lr : svc_normal_to_secure_thread+0x144/0x990 ... Call trace: svc_normal_to_secure_thread+0x38c/0x990 (P) kthread+0x150/0x210 ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 Code: 97cfc113 f9400260 aa1403e1 f9400400 (f9400402) ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---
The issue occurs because rsu_send_async_msg() fails when RSU is not enabled in firmware, causing the channel to be freed via stratix10_svc_free_channel(). However, the probe function continues execution and registers svc_normal_to_secure_thread(), which subsequently attempts to access the already-freed channel, triggering the NULL pointer dereference.
Fix this by properly cleaning up the async client and returning early on failure, preventing the thread from being used with an invalid channel.
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"id": "GHSA-q6cw-2hr2-g93j",
"modified": "2026-05-21T18:33:06Z",
"published": "2026-05-08T15:31:27Z",
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GHSA-Q6FC-WP2R-HVQ3
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:02 – Updated: 2025-06-09 18:31nghttp2 version >= 1.10.0 and nghttp2 <= v1.31.0 contains an Improper Input Validation CWE-20 vulnerability in ALTSVC frame handling that can result in segmentation fault leading to denial of service. This attack appears to be exploitable via network client. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in >= 1.31.1.
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"nvd_published_at": "2018-05-08T15:29:00Z",
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"details": "nghttp2 version \u003e= 1.10.0 and nghttp2 \u003c= v1.31.0 contains an Improper Input Validation CWE-20 vulnerability in ALTSVC frame handling that can result in segmentation fault leading to denial of service. This attack appears to be exploitable via network client. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in \u003e= 1.31.1.",
"id": "GHSA-q6fc-wp2r-hvq3",
"modified": "2025-06-09T18:31:56Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:02:32Z",
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"url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0366"
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"url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0367"
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"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00011.html"
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"url": "https://nghttp2.org/blog/2018/04/12/nghttp2-v1-31-1"
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"url": "https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/june-2018-security-releases"
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"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103952"
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GHSA-Q6M5-RPFJ-C92F
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-05-19 09:34 – Updated: 2024-11-12 18:30In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
of: module: prevent NULL pointer dereference in vsnprintf()
In of_modalias(), we can get passed the str and len parameters which would cause a kernel oops in vsnprintf() since it only allows passing a NULL ptr when the length is also 0. Also, we need to filter out the negative values of the len parameter as these will result in a really huge buffer since snprintf() takes size_t parameter while ours is ssize_t...
Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with the Svace static analysis tool.
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"nvd_published_at": "2024-05-19T09:15:09Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nof: module: prevent NULL pointer dereference in vsnprintf()\n\nIn of_modalias(), we can get passed the str and len parameters which would\ncause a kernel oops in vsnprintf() since it only allows passing a NULL ptr\nwhen the length is also 0. Also, we need to filter out the negative values\nof the len parameter as these will result in a really huge buffer since\nsnprintf() takes size_t parameter while ours is ssize_t...\n\nFound by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with the Svace static\nanalysis tool.",
"id": "GHSA-q6m5-rpfj-c92f",
"modified": "2024-11-12T18:30:50Z",
"published": "2024-05-19T09:34:46Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-35878"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/544561dc56f7e69a053c25e11e6170f48bb97898"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1aa5390cc912934fee76ce80af5f940452fa987"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e4a449368a2ce6d57a775d0ead27fc07f5a86e5b"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
Mitigation MIT-56
For any pointers that could have been modified or provided from a function that can return NULL, check the pointer for NULL before use. When working with a multithreaded or otherwise asynchronous environment, ensure that proper locking APIs are used to lock before the check, and unlock when it has finished [REF-1484].
Mitigation
Select a programming language that is not susceptible to these issues.
Mitigation
Check the results of all functions that return a value and verify that the value is non-null before acting upon it.
Mitigation
Identify all variables and data stores that receive information from external sources, and apply input validation to make sure that they are only initialized to expected values.
Mitigation
Explicitly initialize all variables and other data stores, either during declaration or just before the first usage.
No CAPEC attack patterns related to this CWE.