CVE-2026-102808
Description
PX4 Autopilot through 1.17.0 contains a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the sd_stress command where the -b byte count parameter is parsed without validation before being passed to malloc() and memset(). Attackers with shell access, including through MAVLink, can supply invalid byte count values to crash the flight controller.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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References
- https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot
- https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/blob/d6f12ad1c4f70ad3230afd7d86e971421e02fef4/src/systemcmds/sd_stress/sd_stress.cpp#L186-L204
- https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/commit/c865dc9fde14d1391916775153aa271603c3c592
- https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/pull/28795
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/px4-autopilot-through-1.17.0-null-pointer-dereference-via-sd-stress
CWEs
CWE-476
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.