{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2026-23433","assignerOrgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","state":"PUBLISHED","assignerShortName":"Linux","dateReserved":"2026-01-13T15:37:46.016Z","datePublished":"2026-04-03T15:15:18.757Z","dateUpdated":"2026-05-11T22:06:48.863Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"providerMetadata":{"orgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","shortName":"Linux","dateUpdated":"2026-05-11T22:06:48.863Z"},"descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\narm_mpam: Fix null pointer dereference when restoring bandwidth counters\n\nWhen an MSC supporting memory bandwidth monitoring is brought offline and\nthen online, mpam_restore_mbwu_state() calls __ris_msmon_read() via ipi to\nrestore the configuration of the bandwidth counters. It doesn't care about\nthe value read, mbwu_arg.val, and doesn't set it leading to a null pointer\ndereference when __ris_msmon_read() adds to it. This results in a kernel\noops with a call trace such as:\n\nCall trace:\n__ris_msmon_read+0x19c/0x64c (P)\nmpam_restore_mbwu_state+0xa0/0xe8\nsmp_call_on_cpu_callback+0x1c/0x38\nprocess_one_work+0x154/0x4b4\nworker_thread+0x188/0x310\nkthread+0x11c/0x130\nret_from_fork+0x10/0x20\n\nProvide a local variable for val to avoid __ris_msmon_read() dereferencing\na null pointer when adding to val."}],"affected":[{"product":"Linux","vendor":"Linux","defaultStatus":"unaffected","repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["drivers/resctrl/mpam_devices.c"],"versions":[{"version":"41e8a14950e1732af51cfec8fa09f8ded02a5ca9","lessThan":"ac3e12bc195786d3d44d730b5b2259fd36191848","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"41e8a14950e1732af51cfec8fa09f8ded02a5ca9","lessThan":"4ad79c874e53ebb7fe3b8ae7ac6c858a2121f415","status":"affected","versionType":"git"}]},{"product":"Linux","vendor":"Linux","defaultStatus":"affected","repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["drivers/resctrl/mpam_devices.c"],"versions":[{"version":"6.19","status":"affected"},{"version":"0","lessThan":"6.19","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.19.10","lessThanOrEqual":"6.19.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"7.0","lessThanOrEqual":"*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"original_commit_for_fix"}]}],"cpeApplicability":[{"nodes":[{"operator":"OR","negate":false,"cpeMatch":[{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"6.19","versionEndExcluding":"6.19.10"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"6.19","versionEndExcluding":"7.0"}]}]}],"references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac3e12bc195786d3d44d730b5b2259fd36191848"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ad79c874e53ebb7fe3b8ae7ac6c858a2121f415"}],"title":"arm_mpam: Fix null pointer dereference when restoring bandwidth counters","x_generator":{"engine":"bippy-1.2.0"}}}}