CVE-2026-43401

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's intel_pstate component. This vulnerability arises when the system is booted with the "nosmt" parameter, causing a critical error known as a null pointer dereference in the update_cpu_qos_request() function. Such an error can lead to system instability and potentially a kernel crash, effectively causing a denial of service (DoS) for the affected system.

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