CVE-2026-43160

MEDIUM EPSS 2.2%
Published May 6, 20261mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
5.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published May 6, 2026 1mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mfd: macsmc: Initialize mutex Initialize struct apple_smc's mutex in apple_smc_probe(). Using the mutex uninitialized surprisingly resulted only in occasional NULL pointer dereferences in apple_smc_read() calls from the probe() functions of sub devices.

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.5
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity None
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
2.2% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-908

Affected Products 2

VendorProductVersionRange
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.17  –  <6.18.16
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.19  –  <6.19.6

References 3

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d5932588f029f7787f52c29174fead9bbc6b2cf
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/414f65d6736342c77d4ec5e7373039f4a09250dd
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1e9e299c0d9ea42ab1067b39fb72e976d3f1bdb
    Patch

Remediation

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d5932588f029f7787f52c29174fead9bbc6b2cf
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/414f65d6736342c77d4ec5e7373039f4a09250dd
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1e9e299c0d9ea42ab1067b39fb72e976d3f1bdb
    Patch