CVE•Published 2026-05-06•Modified 2026-05-13•0 articles on news•5 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-43160Linux · Linux_kernel
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CVSS v3.1
5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS percentile
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Weaknesses (CWE)
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.
Timeline
Published 2026-05-06
Modified 2026-05-13
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