CVE-2026-43431
xhci: Fix NULL pointer dereference when reading portli debugfs files
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- May 8, 2026
- Updated
- May 11, 2026
- Reserved
- May 1, 2026
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.
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Weaknesses
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Affected Products
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LinuxLinux |
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LinuxLinux |
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