CVE-2026-43148

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc/smp: Add check for kcalloc() failure in parse_thread_groups() As kcalloc() may fail, check its return value to avoid a NULL pointer dereference when passing it to of_property_read_u32_array().

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1de31dba19c3cd0c1caf388a286b46df638f0b91	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/33c1c6d8a28a2761ac74b0380b2563cf546c2a3a	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b221db0b7d24675e465e98d9326d298025a4e8d	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b85c8f624b0f8cf9b932f5a65dacd56a1f47a72	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d0ca11258e7b452653d04310addfec1753de1a2	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b265e53d9adfbb5751713185843f7188aa9dd066	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca46d2092f307385a7acfb42632056570d6dbbbc	Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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History

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Information

Published : 2026-05-06 12:16

Updated : 2026-06-17 10:49

NVD link : CVE-2026-43148

Mitre link : CVE-2026-43148

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-43148

JSON object : View

Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference

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