# CVE-2026-102808: PX4 Autopilot through 1.17.0 NULL Pointer Dereference via sd\_stress

- Severity: CVSS 7.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2026-09-29 · Updated: 2026-10-02

## Affected

- PX4 PX4-Autopilot: through 1.17.0

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on PX4 PX4-Autopilot, apply the referenced fix per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/pull/28795
- https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/commit/c865dc9fde14d1391916775153aa271603c3c592
- https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/blob/d6f12ad1c4f70ad3230afd7d86e971421e02fef4/src/systemcmds/sd_stress/sd_stress.cpp#L186-L204
- https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/px4-autopilot-through-1.17.0-null-pointer-dereference-via-sd-stress

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