CVE-2026-43160In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mfd: macsmc: Initialize mutex Initialize struct apple_smc's mutex in apple_smc_probe().
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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
- 5.5 MEDIUM (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-908
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Not given
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
linux linux_kernel linux:linux_kernel | from 6.17 before 6.18.16; from 6.19 before 6.19.6 | NVD |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d5932588f029f7787f52c29174fead9bbc6b2cfpatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/414f65d6736342c77d4ec5e7373039f4a09250ddpatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1e9e299c0d9ea42ab1067b39fb72e976d3f1bdbpatch
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