A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. A NULL pointer dereference may occur while a slip driver is in progress to detach in sltxtimeout in drivers/net/slip/slip.c. This issue could allow an attacker to crash the system or leak internal kernel information.
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"2026-05-13T11:15:18Z"