CVE-2026-43160
mfd: macsmc: Initialize mutex
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- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
Summary
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.
Timeline
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Affected versions
- Linux Linux
Version range not reported
- Linux Linux
6.17