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CVE-2026-43160

Linux Kernel

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 5.5EPSS 0.121%Risk 0.56
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Published
2026-05-06 12:16:33
Affected versions
unknown
Type
Core software
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Operating systems
Linux