mailbox: Prevent out-of-bounds access in fw_mbox_index_xlate()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mailbox: Prevent out-of-bounds access in fw_mbox_index_xlate() Although it is guided that `#mbox-cells` must be at least 1, there are many instances of `#mbox-cells = <0>;` in the device tree. If that is the case and the corresponding mailbox controller does not provide `fw_xlate` and of_xlate` function pointers, `fw_mbox_index_xlate()` will be used by default and out-of-bounds accesses could occur due to lack of bounds check in that function.
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mailbox: Prevent out-of-bounds access in fw_mbox_index_xlate() Although it is guided that `#mbox-cells` must be at least 1, there are many instances of `#mbox-cells = <0>;` in the device tree. If that is the case and the corresponding mailbox controller does not provide `fw_xlate` and of_xlate` function pointers, `fw_mbox_index_xlate()` will be used by default and out-of-bounds accesses could occur due to lack of bounds check in that function.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01d9a8c2615d436b2b30c19c1afe9fcd5726ff6d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2662ed331a69c0b551f78af58f12eb629a89a36f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2c7ff651ec6b660c7c96a36db9328b3232f555d8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/31c4c67dec3362094a6747a171a4848e98542265
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4caae8168d1b808c7d4ff481295292e3f97f90fb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec0874447895b994182a962d2fee9ef075de5efd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f50b39fd7c72a8734153644ee945ca0d8b2e65ab
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fcd7f96c783626c07ee3ed75fa3739a8a2052310
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/43xxx/CVE-2026-43281.json
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43281