null dereference

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    CVE-2026-31458: DAMON sysfs NULL dereference when nr_contexts becomes 0

    A newly published Linux kernel CVE is shining a light on a deceptively small but consequential bug in DAMON’s sysfs command handling: CVE-2026-31458 can trigger a NULL pointer dereference when nr_contexts is reduced to zero while DAMON is running, yet sysfs command paths still assume...
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    CVE-2026-28389 CMS KeyAgreeRecipientInfo NULL Dereference: DoS Availability Risk

    Microsoft’s CVE-2026-28389 entry points to a possible NULL dereference while processing CMS KeyAgreeRecipientInfo, and the immediate practical consequence is a denial-of-service condition rather than code execution. The vulnerability description explicitly frames the impact as a total loss of...
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