SB2026050734 - Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel mailbox driver
Published: May 7, 2026
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-43281)
CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds access in fw_mbox_index_xlate() when processing device tree mailbox definitions with #mbox-cells = <0> and no fw_xlate or of_xlate handler. A local user can supply a crafted device tree configuration to cause a denial of service.
The issue occurs when the default translation function is used for the mailbox controller.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01d9a8c2615d436b2b30c19c1afe9fcd5726ff6d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2662ed331a69c0b551f78af58f12eb629a89a36f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/31c4c67dec3362094a6747a171a4848e98542265
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4caae8168d1b808c7d4ff481295292e3f97f90fb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f50b39fd7c72a8734153644ee945ca0d8b2e65ab
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fcd7f96c783626c07ee3ed75fa3739a8a2052310