NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel-debuginfo package, versions <1:6.1.166-197.305.amzn2023


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.01% (3rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-KERNELDEBUGINFO-16733723
  • published18 May 2026
  • disclosed8 May 2026

Introduced: 8 May 2026

NewCVE-2026-43313  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 kernel-debuginfo to version 1:6.1.166-197.305.amzn2023 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2026-1544.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-debuginfo package and not the kernel-debuginfo package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2023 relevant fixed versions and status.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ACPI: processor: Fix NULL-pointer dereference in acpi_processor_errata_piix4()

In acpi_processor_errata_piix4(), the pointer dev is first assigned an IDE device and then reassigned an ISA device:

dev = pci_get_subsys(..., PCI_DEVICE_ID_INTEL_82371AB, ...); dev = pci_get_subsys(..., PCI_DEVICE_ID_INTEL_82371AB_0, ...);

If the first lookup succeeds but the second fails, dev becomes NULL. This leads to a potential null-pointer dereference when dev_dbg() is called:

if (errata.piix4.bmisx) dev_dbg(&dev->dev, ...);

To prevent this, use two temporary pointers and retrieve each device independently, avoiding overwriting dev with a possible NULL value.

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