In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
powerpc/smp: Add check for kcalloc() failure in parse_thread_groups()
As kcalloc() may fail, check its return value to avoid a NULL pointer
dereference when passing it to of_property_read_u32_array().
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Wed, 06 May 2026 12:15:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc/smp: Add check for kcalloc() failure in parse_thread_groups() As kcalloc() may fail, check its return value to avoid a NULL pointer dereference when passing it to of_property_read_u32_array(). | |
| Title | powerpc/smp: Add check for kcalloc() failure in parse_thread_groups() | |
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Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-05-06T11:27:30.902Z
Reserved: 2026-05-01T14:12:55.989Z
Link: CVE-2026-43148
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Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2026-05-06T12:16:32.417
Modified: 2026-05-06T13:07:51.607
Link: CVE-2026-43148
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