CVE-2026-43431

Source
https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-43431
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-43431.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2026-43431
Downstream
Published
2026-05-08T14:22:03Z
Modified
2026-08-12T03:51:34Z
Summary
xhci: Fix NULL pointer dereference when reading portli debugfs files
Details

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.

Database specific
{
    "cna_assigner": "Linux",
    "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/43xxx/CVE-2026-43431.json"
}
References

Affected packages

Git / git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Events
Introduced
384c57ec720597f8104f69082cdd261abb998b80
Fixed
9c8bef223c6e991276188d30d74bdb2cbd8be652
Fixed
ae4ff9dead5efa2025eddfcdb29411432bf40a7c

Database specific

source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-43431.json"

Linux / Kernel

Package

Name
Kernel

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
6.19.0
Fixed
6.19.9

Database specific

source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-43431.json"