🛡️ CVE-2026-43401 on Ubuntu — linux
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cpufreq: intel_pstate: Fix NULL pointer dereference in update_cpu_qos_request() The update_cpu_qos_request() function attempts to initialize the 'freq' variable by dereferencing 'cpudata' before verifying if the 'policy' is valid. This issue occurs on systems booted with the "nosmt" parameter, where all_cpu_data[cpu] is NULL for the SMT sibling threads. As a result, any call to update_qos_requests() will result in a NULL pointer dereference as the code will attempt to access pstate.turbo_freq using the NULL cpudata pointer. Also, pstate.turbo_freq may be updated by intel_pstate_get_hwp_cap() after initializing the 'freq' variable, so it is better to defer the 'freq' until intel_pstate_get_hwp_cap() has been called. Fix this by deferring the 'freq' assignment until after the policy and driver_data have been validated. [ rjw: Added one paragraph to the changelog ]
Distribution advisory
This page covers CVE-2026-43401 as tracked by Ubuntu, for the package linux. No fixed version has been recorded for this distribution yet.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity none, availability high. (rating taken from the base CVE record.)
Affected software
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43401 is recorded against 157 packages.
- linux
- linux-allwinner-5.19
- linux-aws
- linux-aws-5.0
- linux-aws-5.11
- linux-aws-5.13
- linux-aws-5.15
- linux-aws-5.19
- linux-aws-5.3
- linux-aws-5.4
- linux-aws-5.8
- linux-aws-6.14
- linux-aws-6.17
- linux-aws-6.2
- linux-aws-6.5
- linux-aws-6.8
- linux-aws-fips
- linux-aws-hwe
- linux-azure
- linux-azure-4.15
- linux-azure-5.11
- linux-azure-5.13
- linux-azure-5.15
- linux-azure-5.19
Show the remaining 133 packages
- linux-azure-5.3
- linux-azure-5.4
- linux-azure-5.8
- linux-azure-6.11
- linux-azure-6.14
- linux-azure-6.17
- linux-azure-6.2
- linux-azure-6.5
- linux-azure-6.8
- linux-azure-edge
- linux-azure-fde
- linux-azure-fde-5.15
- linux-azure-fde-5.19
- linux-azure-fde-6.14
- linux-azure-fde-6.17
- linux-azure-fde-6.2
- linux-azure-fde-6.8
- linux-azure-fips
- linux-azure-nvidia
- linux-azure-nvidia-6.14
- linux-bluefield
- linux-fips
- linux-gcp
- linux-gcp-4.15
- linux-gcp-5.11
- linux-gcp-5.13
- linux-gcp-5.15
- linux-gcp-5.19
- linux-gcp-5.3
- linux-gcp-5.4
- linux-gcp-5.8
- linux-gcp-6.11
- linux-gcp-6.14
- linux-gcp-6.17
- linux-gcp-6.2
- linux-gcp-6.5
- linux-gcp-6.8
- linux-gcp-fips
- linux-gke
- linux-gke-4.15
- linux-gke-5.15
- linux-gke-5.4
- linux-gkeop
- linux-gkeop-5.15
- linux-gkeop-5.4
- linux-hwe
- linux-hwe-5.11
- linux-hwe-5.13
- linux-hwe-5.15
- linux-hwe-5.19
- linux-hwe-5.4
- linux-hwe-5.8
- linux-hwe-6.11
- linux-hwe-6.14
- linux-hwe-6.17
- linux-hwe-6.2
- linux-hwe-6.5
- linux-hwe-6.8
- linux-hwe-edge
- linux-ibm
- linux-ibm-5.15
- linux-ibm-5.4
- linux-ibm-6.8
- linux-intel-5.13
- linux-intel-iot-realtime
- linux-intel-iotg
- linux-intel-iotg-5.15
- linux-iot
- linux-kvm
- linux-lowlatency
- linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15
- linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19
- linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11
- linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2
- linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5
- linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8
- linux-lts-xenial
- linux-nvidia
- linux-nvidia-6.11
- linux-nvidia-6.2
- linux-nvidia-6.5
- linux-nvidia-6.8
- linux-nvidia-lowlatency
- linux-nvidia-tegra
- linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15
- linux-nvidia-tegra-igx
- linux-oem
- linux-oem-5.10
- linux-oem-5.13
- linux-oem-5.14
- linux-oem-5.17
- linux-oem-5.6
- linux-oem-6.0
- linux-oem-6.1
- linux-oem-6.11
- linux-oem-6.14
- linux-oem-6.17
- linux-oem-6.5
- linux-oem-6.8
- linux-oracle
- linux-oracle-5.0
- linux-oracle-5.11
- linux-oracle-5.13
- linux-oracle-5.15
- linux-oracle-5.3
- linux-oracle-5.4
- linux-oracle-5.8
- linux-oracle-6.14
- linux-oracle-6.17
- linux-oracle-6.5
- linux-oracle-6.8
- linux-raspi
- linux-raspi-5.4
- linux-raspi-realtime
- linux-raspi2
- linux-realtime
- linux-realtime-6.14
- linux-realtime-6.17
- linux-realtime-6.8
- linux-riscv
- linux-riscv-5.11
- linux-riscv-5.15
- linux-riscv-5.19
- linux-riscv-5.8
- linux-riscv-6.14
- linux-riscv-6.17
- linux-riscv-6.5
- linux-riscv-6.8
- linux-starfive-5.19
- linux-starfive-6.2
- linux-starfive-6.5
- linux-xilinx
- linux-xilinx-zynqmp
Timeline and source
Published on 8 May 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
ubuntu.com (Report)
www.cve.org (Report)
git.kernel.org (Report)
git.kernel.org (Report)
git.kernel.org (Report)
git.kernel.org (Report)
CVE-2026-43401 on other distributions
Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:
Details
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux | — | — |
| linux-allwinner-5.19 | — | — |
| linux-aws | — | — |
| linux-aws-5.0 | — | — |
| linux-aws-5.11 | — | — |
| linux-aws-5.13 | — | — |
| linux-aws-5.15 | — | — |
| linux-aws-5.19 | — | — |
| linux-aws-5.3 | — | — |
| linux-aws-5.4 | — | — |
| linux-aws-5.8 | — | — |
| linux-aws-6.14 | — | — |
| linux-aws-6.17 | — | — |
| linux-aws-6.2 | — | — |
| linux-aws-6.5 | — | — |
| linux-aws-6.8 | — | — |
| linux-aws-fips | — | — |
| linux-aws-hwe | — | — |
| linux-azure | — | — |
| linux-azure-4.15 | — | — |
| linux-azure-5.11 | — | — |
| linux-azure-5.13 | — | — |
| linux-azure-5.15 | — | — |
| linux-azure-5.19 | — | — |
| linux-azure-5.3 | — | — |
| linux-azure-5.4 | — | — |
| linux-azure-5.8 | — | — |
| linux-azure-6.11 | — | — |
| linux-azure-6.14 | — | — |
| linux-azure-6.17 | — | — |
| linux-azure-6.2 | — | — |
| linux-azure-6.5 | — | — |
| linux-azure-6.8 | — | — |
| linux-azure-edge | — | — |
| linux-azure-fde | — | — |
| linux-azure-fde-5.15 | — | — |
| linux-azure-fde-5.19 | — | — |
| linux-azure-fde-6.14 | — | — |
| linux-azure-fde-6.17 | — | — |
| linux-azure-fde-6.2 | — | — |
| linux-azure-fde-6.8 | — | — |
| linux-azure-fips | — | — |
| linux-azure-nvidia | — | — |
| linux-azure-nvidia-6.14 | — | — |
| linux-bluefield | — | — |
| linux-fips | — | — |
| linux-gcp | — | — |
| linux-gcp-4.15 | — | — |
| linux-gcp-5.11 | — | — |
| linux-gcp-5.13 | — | — |
| linux-gcp-5.15 | — | — |
| linux-gcp-5.19 | — | — |
| linux-gcp-5.3 | — | — |
| linux-gcp-5.4 | — | — |
| linux-gcp-5.8 | — | — |
| linux-gcp-6.11 | — | — |
| linux-gcp-6.14 | — | — |
| linux-gcp-6.17 | — | — |
| linux-gcp-6.2 | — | — |
| linux-gcp-6.5 | — | — |
| linux-gcp-6.8 | — | — |
| linux-gcp-fips | — | — |
| linux-gke | — | — |
| linux-gke-4.15 | — | — |
| linux-gke-5.15 | — | — |
| linux-gke-5.4 | — | — |
| linux-gkeop | — | — |
| linux-gkeop-5.15 | — | — |
| linux-gkeop-5.4 | — | — |
| linux-hwe | — | — |
| linux-hwe-5.11 | — | — |
| linux-hwe-5.13 | — | — |
| linux-hwe-5.15 | — | — |
| linux-hwe-5.19 | — | — |
| linux-hwe-5.4 | — | — |
| linux-hwe-5.8 | — | — |
| linux-hwe-6.11 | — | — |
| linux-hwe-6.14 | — | — |
| linux-hwe-6.17 | — | — |
| linux-hwe-6.2 | — | — |
| linux-hwe-6.5 | — | — |
| linux-hwe-6.8 | — | — |
| linux-hwe-edge | — | — |
| linux-ibm | — | — |
| linux-ibm-5.15 | — | — |
| linux-ibm-5.4 | — | — |
| linux-ibm-6.8 | — | — |
| linux-intel-5.13 | — | — |
| linux-intel-iot-realtime | — | — |
| linux-intel-iotg | — | — |
| linux-intel-iotg-5.15 | — | — |
| linux-iot | — | — |
| linux-kvm | — | — |
| linux-lowlatency | — | — |
| linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 | — | — |
| linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 | — | — |
| linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11 | — | — |
| linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2 | — | — |
| linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5 | — | — |
| linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 | — | — |
| linux-lts-xenial | — | — |
| linux-nvidia | — | — |
| linux-nvidia-6.11 | — | — |
| linux-nvidia-6.2 | — | — |
| linux-nvidia-6.5 | — | — |
| linux-nvidia-6.8 | — | — |
| linux-nvidia-lowlatency | — | — |
| linux-nvidia-tegra | — | — |
| linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 | — | — |
| linux-nvidia-tegra-igx | — | — |
| linux-oem | — | — |
| linux-oem-5.10 | — | — |
| linux-oem-5.13 | — | — |
| linux-oem-5.14 | — | — |
| linux-oem-5.17 | — | — |
| linux-oem-5.6 | — | — |
| linux-oem-6.0 | — | — |
| linux-oem-6.1 | — | — |
| linux-oem-6.11 | — | — |
| linux-oem-6.14 | — | — |
| linux-oem-6.17 | — | — |
| linux-oem-6.5 | — | — |
| linux-oem-6.8 | — | — |
| linux-oracle | — | — |
| linux-oracle-5.0 | — | — |
| linux-oracle-5.11 | — | — |
| linux-oracle-5.13 | — | — |
| linux-oracle-5.15 | — | — |
| linux-oracle-5.3 | — | — |
| linux-oracle-5.4 | — | — |
| linux-oracle-5.8 | — | — |
| linux-oracle-6.14 | — | — |
| linux-oracle-6.17 | — | — |
| linux-oracle-6.5 | — | — |
| linux-oracle-6.8 | — | — |
| linux-raspi | — | — |
| linux-raspi-5.4 | — | — |
| linux-raspi-realtime | — | — |
| linux-raspi2 | — | — |
| linux-realtime | — | — |
| linux-realtime-6.14 | — | — |
| linux-realtime-6.17 | — | — |
| linux-realtime-6.8 | — | — |
| linux-riscv | — | — |
| linux-riscv-5.11 | — | — |
| linux-riscv-5.15 | — | — |
| linux-riscv-5.19 | — | — |
| linux-riscv-5.8 | — | — |
| linux-riscv-6.14 | — | — |
| linux-riscv-6.17 | — | — |
| linux-riscv-6.5 | — | — |
| linux-riscv-6.8 | — | — |
| linux-starfive-5.19 | — | — |
| linux-starfive-6.2 | — | — |
| linux-starfive-6.5 | — | — |
| linux-xilinx | — | — |
| linux-xilinx-zynqmp | — | — |
References
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