CVE-2026-43160

mfd: macsmc: Initialize mutex

published May 6, 2026

CVSS
—
EPSS
0%
Percentile
4.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00160 · 4.8th percentile
Published
2026-05-06T11:27Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 06 MAY 11:27Z
    mfd: macsmc: Initialize mutex
    cvelistv5