A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.5/6.6.13/6.7.1. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is the function nsim_init_netdevsim of the file devlink.sh. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference.

This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-26587. The attack needs to be approached within the local network. There is no exploit available.

It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.