Description
A NULL pointer vulnerability has been found in the the shim application of dp.c library. A missing NULL pointer could allow attackers to perform a denial of service attack on a system that uses shim application for UEFI bootloader.
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The code could be modified to include NULL pointer checkers in the code. Before DevicePathToStr : "if (li == NULL || li->FilePath == NULL) return 0;" After DevicePathToStr : "if (bootpath == NULL) return 0;" At error: "if (bootpath != NULL)"
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Mon, 10 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0000
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| Description | A NULL pointer vulnerability has been found in the the shim application of dp.c library. A missing NULL pointer could allow attackers to perform a denial of service attack on a system that uses shim application for UEFI bootloader. | |
| Title | Shim/dp.c library: null-pointer dereference in is_removable_media_path() when devicepathtostr() returns null | |
| First Time appeared |
Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-476 | |
| CPEs | cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9 |
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Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux |
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cvssV3_1
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-10T20:45:52.786Z
Reserved: 2026-08-10T09:33:00.303Z
Link: CVE-2026-19411
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Weaknesses
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CWE-476
NULL Pointer Dereference