Medium 5.5Published May 6, 2026

CVE-2026-43143mfd: core: Add locking around 'mfd_of_node_list'

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 28, 2026, 12:10 AM ET)

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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mfd: core: Add locking around 'mfd_of_node_list' Manipulating a list in the kernel isn't safe without some sort of mutual exclusion. Add a mutex any time we access / modify 'mfd_of_node_list' to prevent possible crashes.

CVSS: 5.5 MEDIUM (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness (CWE): Not given
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Linux
NVD analysis: Analyzed
Record last updated: May 11, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name)	from 466a62d7642f02f36d37d9b30c19a725538a01ca before dcfa679bba02412f2087be21cf06ae88b1f4e0ef; from 466a62d7642f02f36d37d9b30c19a725538a01ca before e2e7c275f557e2b75e3128f4818063798248774c; from 466a62d7642f02f36d37d9b30c19a725538a01ca before db131ef9d8980cf60dcac8cf94c036eccf75e5d0; 466a62d7642f02f36d37d9b30c19a725538a01ca builds before 9b02e3fec3a7fcb990b4d3bd3b13d7edf123dca6; from 466a62d7642f02f36d37d9b30c19a725538a01ca before 45341856ecda1d56689451abd5cf1d1aa57dbe47; from 466a62d7642f02f36d37d9b30c19a725538a01ca before 20117c92bcf9c11afd64d7481d8f94fdf410726e	CNA record
linux linux_kernel linux:linux_kernel	from 5.9 before 6.1.165; from 6.2 before 6.6.128; from 6.7 before 6.12.75; from 6.13 before 6.18.16; from 6.19 before 6.19.6	NVD

References

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dcfa679bba02412f2087be21cf06ae88b1f4e0ef	patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e2e7c275f557e2b75e3128f4818063798248774c	patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/db131ef9d8980cf60dcac8cf94c036eccf75e5d0	patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b02e3fec3a7fcb990b4d3bd3b13d7edf123dca6	patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/45341856ecda1d56689451abd5cf1d1aa57dbe47	patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/20117c92bcf9c11afd64d7481d8f94fdf410726e	patch

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