CVE-2026-43160 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

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Linux	Linux Kernel

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References

Link	Providers
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d5932588f029f7787f52c29174fead9bbc6b2cf
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/414f65d6736342c77d4ec5e7373039f4a09250dd
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1e9e299c0d9ea42ab1067b39fb72e976d3f1bdb

History

Wed, 06 May 2026 14:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-476 CWE-665

Wed, 06 May 2026 12:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
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.
Title		mfd: macsmc: Initialize mutex
First Time appeared		Linux Linux linux Kernel
CPEs		cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
Vendors & Products		Linux Linux linux Kernel
References		https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d5932588f029f7787f52c29174fead9bbc6b2cf https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/414f65d6736342c77d4ec5e7373039f4a09250dd https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1e9e299c0d9ea42ab1067b39fb72e976d3f1bdb

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published: 2026-05-06T11:27:39.223Z

Updated: 2026-05-06T11:27:39.223Z

Reserved: 2026-05-01T14:12:55.990Z

Link: CVE-2026-43160

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-05-06T12:16:33.997

Modified: 2026-05-06T13:07:51.607

Link: CVE-2026-43160

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-06T13:45:04Z

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