CVE-2026-43431
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NULL Pointer Dereference in Linux Kernel XHCI Driver
Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-43431, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.
Publication date: 2026-05-08
Last updated on: 2026-05-20
Assigner: kernel.org
Description
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
xhci: Fix NULL pointer dereference when reading portli debugfs files
Michal reported and debgged a NULL pointer dereference bug in the
recently added portli debugfs files
Oops is caused when there are more port registers counted in
xhci->max_ports than ports reported by Supported Protocol capabilities.
This is possible if max_ports is more than maximum port number, or
if there are gaps between ports of different speeds the 'Supported
Protocol' capabilities.
In such cases port->rhub will be NULL so we can't reach xhci behind it.
Add an explicit NULL check for this case, and print portli in hex
without dereferencing port->rhub.
CVSS Scores
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Meta Information
Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | 7.0 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 7.0 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 7.0 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 7.0 |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 6.19 (inc) to 6.19.9 (exc) |
Helpful Resources
Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-476 | The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL. |
