Use of uninitialized resource in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-23140

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Use of uninitialized resource in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-23140

Published: February 16, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU122929
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-23140
CWE-ID: CWE-908
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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 bpf_prog_test_run_xdp() function in net/bpf/test_run.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

Linux kernel
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Real Time Module
Basesystem Module
Development Tools Module
Legacy Module
Public Cloud Module
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
Ubuntu
openEuler
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_37-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_37-rt
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_11-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_11-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_37-default
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_37-default-debuginfo
kernel-syms-rt
dlm-kmp-rt
kernel-rt
kernel-source-rt
kernel-devel-rt
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt
cluster-md-kmp-rt
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debugsource
ocfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-devel
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-64kb
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-devel
kernel-docs
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
kernel-azure
reiserfs-kmp-default
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-source
kernel-syms
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-obs-build
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-devel
kernel-macros
kernel-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-debugsource
kernel-default-devel
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default
kernel-default-livepatch
kernel-default-extra
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-base
bpftool-debuginfo
python3-perf-debuginfo
python3-perf
perf-debuginfo
perf
kernel-tools-devel
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools
kernel-headers
kernel-debugsource
kernel-debuginfo
bpftool
kernel
kernel-extra-modules
linux-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fde-6.17 (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-6.17 (Ubuntu package)
linux-oracle-6.17 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-6.17 (Ubuntu package)
linux-oem-6.17 (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-6.17 (Ubuntu package)

How to mitigate CVE-2026-23140

Install update from vendor's repository.

kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_37-rt-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_37-rt - update to 1-150700.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_11-debugsource - update to 1-150700.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_11-debugsource - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_37-default - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_37-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-syms-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.37.1
dlm-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.37.2
kernel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.37.2
kernel-source-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.37.2
kernel-devel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.37.2
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.37.2
kernel-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.37.2
gfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.37.2
cluster-md-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.37.2
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.37.2
kernel-rt-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.37.2
ocfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.37.2
kernel-rt-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.37.2
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.37.2
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.37.2
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.37.2
kernel-64kb-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-64kb-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-docs - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-azure-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-azure-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
reiserfs-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-source - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-syms - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-obs-build - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-default-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-zfcpdump - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-macros - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-default-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-default-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-default-livepatch - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-default-extra - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
ocfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
cluster-md-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
dlm-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
gfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1
kernel-default-base - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.37.1.150700.17.25.1
bpftool-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-143.0.0.125, 6.6.0-143.0.0.137, 6.6.0-143.0.0.138
python3-perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-143.0.0.125, 6.6.0-143.0.0.137, 6.6.0-143.0.0.138
python3-perf - addressed in versions 6.6.0-143.0.0.125, 6.6.0-143.0.0.137, 6.6.0-143.0.0.138
perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-143.0.0.125, 6.6.0-143.0.0.137, 6.6.0-143.0.0.138
perf - addressed in versions 6.6.0-143.0.0.125, 6.6.0-143.0.0.137, 6.6.0-143.0.0.138
kernel-tools-devel - addressed in versions 6.6.0-143.0.0.125, 6.6.0-143.0.0.137, 6.6.0-143.0.0.138
kernel-tools-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-143.0.0.125, 6.6.0-143.0.0.137, 6.6.0-143.0.0.138
kernel-tools - addressed in versions 6.6.0-143.0.0.125, 6.6.0-143.0.0.137, 6.6.0-143.0.0.138
kernel-source - addressed in versions 6.6.0-143.0.0.125, 6.6.0-143.0.0.137, 6.6.0-143.0.0.138
kernel-headers - addressed in versions 6.6.0-143.0.0.125, 6.6.0-143.0.0.137, 6.6.0-143.0.0.138
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 6.6.0-143.0.0.125, 6.6.0-143.0.0.137, 6.6.0-143.0.0.138
kernel-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.6.0-143.0.0.125, 6.6.0-143.0.0.137, 6.6.0-143.0.0.138
kernel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-143.0.0.125, 6.6.0-143.0.0.137, 6.6.0-143.0.0.138
bpftool - addressed in versions 6.6.0-143.0.0.125, 6.6.0-143.0.0.137, 6.6.0-143.0.0.138
kernel - addressed in versions 6.6.0-143.0.0.125, 6.6.0-143.0.0.137, 6.6.0-143.0.0.138
kernel-extra-modules - update to 6.6.0-143.0.0.138
linux-fips (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-116.116+fips1
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-117.117, 6.8.0-117.117.1, 6.8.0-117.117.1~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1041.44, 6.8.0-1054.60, 6.8.0-1055.56, 6.8.0-1055.56~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1055.58+fips1, 6.8.0-1056.60, 6.8.0-1058.61, 6.8.0-1058.61+fips1, 6.8.0-2045.46, 6.8.1-1051.52, 6.8.1-1051.52~22.04.1
linux-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1024.24
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1054.57, 6.8.0-1054.57.1
linux-nvidia-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1054.57~22.04.1
linux-azure (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1056.62
linux-azure-fde-6.17 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.17.0-1018.18~24.04.1
linux-gcp-6.17 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.17.0-1018.20~24.04.1, 6.17.0-1021.24~24.04.1
linux-oracle-6.17 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.17.0-1019.19~24.04.3, 6.17.0-1019.19~24.04.3+1
linux-azure-6.17 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.17.0-1021.21~24.04.1
linux-oem-6.17 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.17.0-1030.30
linux-nvidia-6.17 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.17.0-1031.31

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