Vulnerability · CVE-2026-43410
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: firmware: stratix10-rsu: Fix NULL pointer dereference when RSU is disabled When the Remote System U…
Published May 8, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · linux kernel
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-43410. EPSS is 0.15%. Act only if a listed version of linux kernel is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Medium5.5
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.15%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- cpe linux/linux kernel
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: firmware: stratix10-rsu: Fix NULL pointer dereference when RSU is disabled When the Remote System Update (RSU) isn't enabled in the First Stage Boot Loader (FSBL), the driver encounters a NULL pointer dereference when excute svc_normal_to_secure_thread() thread, resulting in a kernel panic: Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000008 Mem abort info: ... Data abort info: ... [0000000000000008] user address but active_mm is swapper Internal error: Oops: 0000000096000004 [#1] SMP Modules linked in: CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 79 Comm: svc_smc_hvc_thr Not tainted 6.19.0-rc8-yocto-standard+ #59 PREEMPT Hardware name: SoCFPGA Stratix 10 SoCDK (DT) pstate: 60000005 (nZCv daif -PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) pc : svc_normal_to_secure_thread+0x38c/0x990 lr : svc_normal_to_secure_thread+0x144/0x990 ... Call trace: svc_normal_to_secure_thread+0x38c/0x990 (P) kthread+0x150/0x210 ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 Code: 97cfc113 f9400260 aa1403e1 f9400400 (f9400402) ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]--- The issue occurs because rsu_send_async_msg() fails when RSU is not enabled in firmware, causing the channel to be freed via stratix10_svc_free_channel(). However, the probe function continues execution and registers svc_normal_to_secure_thread(), which subsequently attempts to access the already-freed channel, triggering the NULL pointer dereference. Fix this by properly cleaning up the async client and returning early on failure, preventing the thread from being used with an invalid channel.
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- cpe linux/linux kernel7.0
How to fix CVE-2026-43410
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-43410. EPSS is 0.15%. Act only if a listed version of linux kernel is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with linux/linux kernel 7.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference. EPSS 0.15%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
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Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
May 8, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: firmware: stratix10-rsu: Fix NULL pointer dereference when RSU is disabled When the Remote System Update (RSU) isn't enabled in the First Stage Boot Loader (FSBL), the driver encounters a NULL pointer dereference when excute svc_normal_to_secure_thread() thread, resulting in a kernel panic: Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer der
Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: firmware: stratix10-rsu: Fix NULL pointer dereference when RSU is disabled When the Remote System Update (RSU) isn't enabled in the First Stage Boot Loader (FSBL), the driver encounters a NULL pointer dereference when excute svc_normal_to_secure_thread() thread, resulting in a kernel panic: Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer der
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-43410
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-43410
30-day exploitation probability 0.2%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-43410
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: firmware: stratix10-rsu: Fix NULL pointer dereference when RSU is disabled When the Remote System Update (RSU) isn't enabled in the First Stage Boot Loader (FSBL), the driver encounters a NULL pointer dereferen
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.