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Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published May 6, 2026· Updated May 13, 2026

CVE-2026-43160

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.

Affected products

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  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Range: >=6.17,<6.18.16

Patches

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Vulnerability mechanics

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