CVE-2026-64165: Linux kernel · ARM: integrator: Fix early initialization
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 12:55 UTC
- 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:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 19 Jul 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-64165 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/22c738fb51f2d8b23ddff5cc0ccb2dd685bb39d3 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/33ad014abec90f37dade0e00560f28864187e21a (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/508b1193d63b5e073a3fe103eeb785fcba2d368c (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/58a112b0973f6cd6bcb8c503d1ff88be411ed0f0 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/6624854554c4c2bdfed3559e5c11bb03b16e7bd1 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/812103fb6da904bd03d62cf6a9826e537318ceed (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/90d77b30a666049ad24df463f52e5d529c44e8cd (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/e984dc22e2c24dc34d6728e338c82b1ce7862753 (opens in a new tab)