{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2026-43431","assignerOrgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","state":"PUBLISHED","assignerShortName":"Linux","dateReserved":"2026-05-01T14:12:56.009Z","datePublished":"2026-05-08T14:22:03.298Z","dateUpdated":"2026-05-11T22:24:27.454Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"providerMetadata":{"orgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","shortName":"Linux","dateUpdated":"2026-05-11T22:24:27.454Z"},"descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nxhci: Fix NULL pointer dereference when reading portli debugfs files\n\nMichal reported and debgged a NULL pointer dereference bug in the\nrecently added portli debugfs files\n\nOops is caused when there are more port registers counted in\nxhci->max_ports than ports reported by Supported Protocol capabilities.\nThis is possible if max_ports is more than maximum port number, or\nif there are gaps between ports of different speeds the 'Supported\nProtocol' capabilities.\n\nIn such cases port->rhub will be NULL so we can't reach xhci behind it.\nAdd an explicit NULL check for this case, and print portli in hex\nwithout dereferencing port->rhub."}],"affected":[{"product":"Linux","vendor":"Linux","defaultStatus":"unaffected","repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["drivers/usb/host/xhci-debugfs.c"],"versions":[{"version":"384c57ec720597f8104f69082cdd261abb998b80","lessThan":"9c8bef223c6e991276188d30d74bdb2cbd8be652","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"384c57ec720597f8104f69082cdd261abb998b80","lessThan":"ae4ff9dead5efa2025eddfcdb29411432bf40a7c","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/usb/host/xhci-debugfs.c"],"versions":[{"version":"6.19","status":"affected"},{"version":"0","lessThan":"6.19","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.19.9","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":"6.19.9"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"6.19","versionEndExcluding":"7.0"}]}]}],"references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c8bef223c6e991276188d30d74bdb2cbd8be652"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae4ff9dead5efa2025eddfcdb29411432bf40a7c"}],"title":"xhci: Fix NULL pointer dereference when reading portli debugfs files","x_generator":{"engine":"bippy-1.2.0"}}}}