CVE-2026-43313: Linux kernel · ACPI: processor: Fix NULL-pointer dereference in acpi_processor_errata_piix4()
Affects Linux kernelSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · fixed in f132e089fe89cadc2098991f0a3cb05c3f824ac6 : update Linux kernel when convenient.
Data as of 6 Nov 2026, 16:04 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA
Thin evidence
One scorer or none- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- No evidence of active exploitation and no public proof of concept
- Automatable
- Attackers cannot reliably automate steps 1–4 of the kill chain
- Technical impact
- Limited control over the software or limited information exposure
CISA SSVC assessment, 2026-11-06.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in f132e089fe89cadc2098991f0a3cb05c3f824ac6, b803811485ac0b2f774b6bf3abc8b999ba3b7033, ad86ac604f8391c0212a91412d4f764c7a85f254 +4
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 8 May 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 6 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.
Affected software
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ACPI: processor: Fix NULL-pointer dereference in acpi_processor_errata_piix4() In acpi_processor_errata_piix4(), the pointer dev is first assigned an IDE device and then reassigned an ISA device: dev = pci_get_subsys(..., PCI_DEVICE_ID_INTEL_82371AB, ...); dev = pci_get_subsys(..., PCI_DEVICE_ID_INTEL_82371AB_0, ...); If the first lookup succeeds but the second fails, dev becomes NULL. This leads to a potential null-pointer dereference when dev_dbg() is called: if (errata.piix4.bmisx) dev_dbg(&dev->dev, ...); To prevent this, use two temporary pointers and retrieve each device independently, avoiding overwriting dev with a possible NULL value. [ rjw: Subject adjustment, added an empty code line ]
References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/06724a60cfa9767ea90b0f5d3dfb5cdd251b64f5 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad86ac604f8391c0212a91412d4f764c7a85f254 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/01e8751b37a366b1ca561add0042f2ceb18c03bf (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/b803811485ac0b2f774b6bf3abc8b999ba3b7033 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/29f60d3d06818d40118a30d663231f027ae87a05 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/0398b641be2b66c2fc7e0163c606ef19372e7ad5 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f132e089fe89cadc2098991f0a3cb05c3f824ac6 (opens in a new tab)