CVE-2026-43335 | interconnect: qcom: sm8450: Fix NULL pointer dereference in icc_link_nodes()

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: interconnect: qcom: sm8450: Fix NULL pointer dereference in icc_link_nodes() The change to dynamic IDs for SM8450 platform interconnects left two links unconverted, fix it to avoid the NULL pointer dereference in runtime, when a pointer to a destination interconnect is not valid: Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000008 <...> Call trace: icc_link_nodes+0x3c/0x100 (P) qcom_icc_rpmh_probe+0x1b4/0x528 platform_probe+0x64/0xc0 really_probe+0xc4/0x2a8 __driver_probe_device+0x80/0x140 driver_probe_device+0x48/0x170 __device_attach_driver+0xc0/0x148 bus_for_each_drv+0x88/0xf0 __device_attach+0xb0/0x1c0 device_initial_probe+0x58/0x68 bus_probe_device+0x40/0xb8 deferred_probe_work_func+0x90/0xd0 process_one_work+0x15c/0x3c0 worker_thread+0x2e8/0x400 kthread+0x150/0x208 ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 Code: 900310f4 911d6294 91008280 94176078 (f94002a0) ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]--- Kernel panic - not syncing: Oops: Fatal exception

Published: 2026-05-08 Last update: 2026-05-15 Assigner: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2026-43335 is rated Low Risk (22.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.11%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-43335

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.02% 0.11% +0.09%
2 2026-05-09 0.02%

Full EPSS history (2 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-43335

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
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Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-43335

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2026-43335

GHSA-hgmq-893h-gwr8 · Severity: medium — In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: interconnect: qcom: sm8450:...

OS Trackers for CVE-2026-43335

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2026-43335 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (linux), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-43335
suse medium CVE-2026-43335 severity moderate: SUSE including 21 source package names (cluster-md-kmp-default, dlm-kmp-default, …), 198 product×package rows across 39 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP7, SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS, … (39 product lines)): Known Not Affected 198. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-43335/
ubuntu medium CVE-2026-43335 medium priority: Ubuntu including 161 source packages (linux, linux-allwinner-5.19, …), 1449 status rows across 9 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, questing, resolute, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 1047, ignored 169, not-affected 144, released 84, needs-triage 5. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-43335

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-43335

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
linux linux_kernel >= 6.19, < 6.19.12 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2026-43335

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