NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting linux-qemu-6.12 package, versions <6.12.85-r2
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- published13 May 2026
- disclosed6 May 2026
Introduced: 6 May 2026
CVE-2026-43263 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Chainguard linux-qemu-6.12 to version 6.12.85-r2 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream linux-qemu-6.12 package and not the linux-qemu-6.12 package as distributed by Chainguard.
See How to fix? for Chainguard relevant fixed versions and status.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
media: chips-media: wave5: Fix Null reference while testing fluster
When multi instances are created/destroyed, many interrupts happens and structures for decoder are removed. "struct vpu_instance" this structure is shared for all flow in the decoder, so if the structure is not protected by lock, Null dereference could happens sometimes. IRQ Handler was spilt to two phases and Lock was added as well.