#VU122928 Use of uninitialized resource in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-23156
Published: February 16, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU122928
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-23156
CWE-ID: CWE-908
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to use of uninitialized resource within the efivar_entry_get() function in fs/efivarfs/vars.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3960f1754664661a970dc9ebbab44ff93a0b4c42
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b22ec1685ce1fc0d862dcda3225d852fb107995
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/510a16f1c5c1690b33504052bc13fbc2772c23f8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89b8ca709eeeabcc11ebba64806677873a2787a8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e4e15a0a4403c96d9898d8398f0640421df9cb16