Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published May 6, 2026· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2026-43160

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.

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Affected products

Linux/Kernel2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=6.17,<6.18.16
- (no CPE)
osv-coords
pkg:linux/kernel
Range: >= 6.17.0, < 6.18.16

Patches

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References

git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d5932588f029f7787f52c29174fead9bbc6b2cfnvdPatch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/414f65d6736342c77d4ec5e7373039f4a09250ddnvdPatch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1e9e299c0d9ea42ab1067b39fb72e976d3f1bdbnvdPatch

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