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CVE-2026-64165: Linux kernel · ARM: integrator: Fix early initialization

Source GCVE Database

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 12:55 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
5.5Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 1% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 19 Jul 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

AI-suggested

A fix has been implemented by moving the early initialization code to the standard machine initialization phase. Since no explicit patch links are provided, users should update to a Linux kernel version that includes commit bdb249fce9ad4 or later. Patch status is not explicitly confirmed; check the vendor or Linux kernel repository for the official fix and updated versions.

Description

A vulnerability in the Linux kernel ARM integrator platform caused a crash during early initialization due to a NULL pointer dereference. This occurs because memory management is not initialized when syscon_regmap_lookup_by_compatible is called, leading to either a failure with -ENOMEM or a kernel crash. The issue is compiler-dependent and affects certain gcc versions. The fix involves moving the early initialization code to the standard machine initialization phase.

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