CVE-2026-43263

kernel: media: chips-media: wave5: Fix Null reference while testing fluster

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

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CVSS

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Published · May 6, 2026

Updated · October 20, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's chips-media wave5 driver. This vulnerability occurs when multiple instances are created and destroyed, leading to many interrupts. Without proper lock protection for the shared vpu_instance structure, a Null dereference can occur, potentially causing a system crash and resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS).

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference