CVE-2026-43148

/* * PoC Concept for CVE-2026-43148 * This snippet demonstrates the vulnerable logic. * Triggering the bug requires local access and causing memory pressure. */ #include <stdio.h> // Simulated kernel function logic void vulnerable_function() { // Vulnerability: kcalloc return value is not checked // If allocation fails, 'buf' is NULL void *buf = kcalloc(count, size, GFP_KERNEL); // NULL pointer dereference occurs here of_property_read_u32_array(device_node, "property", buf, count); } /* * Exploitation Steps: * 1. Attacker gains local low-privilege access. * 2. Attacker consumes memory to force kcalloc failure. * 3. Trigger the specific powerpc/smp code path. */

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