CVE-2026-43281

high

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mailbox: Prevent out-of-bounds access in fw_mbox_index_xlate() Although it is guided that `#mbox-cells` must be at least 1, there are many instances of `#mbox-cells = <0>;` in the device tree. If that is the case and the corresponding mailbox controller does not provide `fw_xlate` and of_xlate` function pointers, `fw_mbox_index_xlate()` will be used by default and out-of-bounds accesses could occur due to lack of bounds check in that function.

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fcd7f96c783626c07ee3ed75fa3739a8a2052310

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f50b39fd7c72a8734153644ee945ca0d8b2e65ab

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4caae8168d1b808c7d4ff481295292e3f97f90fb

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/31c4c67dec3362094a6747a171a4848e98542265

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2662ed331a69c0b551f78af58f12eb629a89a36f

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01d9a8c2615d436b2b30c19c1afe9fcd5726ff6d

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-05-06

Updated: 2026-05-06

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High