CVE-2026-43131 drm/amd/pm: Fix null pointer dereference issue
A null pointer dereference in the Linux kernel AMD power management driver can cause a system crash when SMU is disabled during RAS initialization.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-43131?
CVE-2026-43131 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 6 May 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/amd/pm: Fix null pointer dereference issue
If SMU is disabled, during RAS initialization, there will be null pointer dereference issue here.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-43131?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2026-43131?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2026-43131 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-43131 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as AZL-85791, GHSA-pj84-fggf-8pf6, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-11-CVE-2026-43131, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-12-CVE-2026-43131, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-13-CVE-2026-43131, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2204-CVE-2026-43131 and 2 more.