xhci: Fix NULL pointer dereference when reading portli debugfs files
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-43431 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | Linux |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-05-08 15:16:55 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-05-12 14:10:27 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
EPSS: 0.000180000 probability, percentile 0.050790000 (date 2026-05-12)
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 384c57ec720597f8104f69082cdd261abb998b80 9c8bef223c6e991276188d30d74bdb2cbd8be652 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 384c57ec720597f8104f69082cdd261abb998b80 ae4ff9dead5efa2025eddfcdb29411432bf40a7c git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 6.19 | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.19 semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.19.9 6.19.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 7.0 * original_commit_for_fix | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c8bef223c6e991276188d30d74bdb2cbd8be652 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae4ff9dead5efa2025eddfcdb29411432bf40a7c | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
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