# CVE-2026-90192: mailbox: qcom-cpucp: handle NULL data in send\_data callback

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.12.110, 6.18.52, 7.2.6
- Published: 2026-09-17 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 0e2a9a03106cd5fa0dbc9047675e7645c55e2669, fixed in 3d11d2a6c9a10de287e0f1b53a5e65d16afe2760; from 0e2a9a03106cd5fa0dbc9047675e7645c55e2669, fixed in 413b0b94d6d06b8d49735280e86a01dac90cf177; from 0e2a9a03106cd5fa0dbc9047675e7645c55e2669, fixed in b3d73e7440e0c40644285be1bda349cdf90122d8; from 0e2a9a03106cd5fa0dbc9047675e7645c55e2669, fixed in fc4f2f99530298a1739226947aa76525142d421d
- Linux: 6.11
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.11.0, fixed in 6.12.110; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.52; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.6

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mailbox: qcom-cpucp: handle NULL data in send_data callback mailbox_clear_channel() calls mbox_send_message() with NULL data to notify the remote side that the RX channel has been cleared. qcom_cpucp_mbox_send_data() blindly dereferenced the data pointer, causing a NULL pointer dereference kernel panic when invoked from this path under PREEMPT_RT. Add an explicit NULL check and return early without writing to the TX register, which is the correct behaviour for a channel-clear notification.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.12.110, 6.18.52, 7.2.6) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d11d2a6c9a10de287e0f1b53a5e65d16afe2760
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/413b0b94d6d06b8d49735280e86a01dac90cf177
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3d73e7440e0c40644285be1bda349cdf90122d8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc4f2f99530298a1739226947aa76525142d421d

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