# CVE-2026-72432: tpm\_crb: Check ACPI\_COMPANION() against NULL during probe

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-08-15 · Updated: 2026-08-17

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 7.1

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tpm_crb: Check ACPI_COMPANION() against NULL during probe Every platform driver can be forced to match a device that doesn't match its list of device IDs because of device_match_driver_override(), so platform drivers that rely on the existence of a device's ACPI companion object need to verify its presence. Accordingly, add a requisite ACPI_COMPANION() check against NULL to the tpm_crb driver.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c041d2be785feb9b5e36331921eadaefbe65349d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ddd33806b8911fa2ef849e8bbbab1e3fcb26adc0

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