Altera Trusted Firmware up to socfpga_v2.14.0 null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, was found in Altera Trusted Firmware up to socfpga_v2.14.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Such manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2026-58007. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in Altera Trusted Firmware up to socfpga_v2.14.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Untrusted pointer dereference vulnerability in Altera Trusted Firmware on HPS allows Exploitation of Improperly Configured or Implemented Memory Protections. This issue affects Trusted Firmware: through socfpga_v2.14.0.

The advisory is shared for download at altera.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-58007 since 06/26/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploitation needs additional levels of successful authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 09/24/2026).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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CPE 2.3info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.1

VulDB Base Score: 8.2
VulDB Temp Score: 8.2
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CNA Base Score: 8.1
CNA Vector (Altera): 🔒

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

06/26/2026 CVE reserved
09/24/2026 +90 days Advisory disclosed
09/24/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/24/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: altera.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-58007 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-58007
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-409376

Entryinfo

Created: 09/24/2026 17:10
Changes: 09/24/2026 17:10 (73)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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