Use of Uninitialized Variable in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-53134

 

Use of Uninitialized Variable in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-53134

Published: June 26, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU135654
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-53134
CWE-ID: CWE-457
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to disclose sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to uninitialized memory exposure in the nft_fib IPv4/IPv6 evaluation logic when processing nftables fib expressions that use the OIFNAME result or an invalid NFTA_FIB_F_PRESENT combination. A local user can configure and trigger a crafted fib expression to disclose sensitive information.

The issue occurs because only part of the declared destination register span is written on certain evaluation paths, leaving stale kernel stack data available to a downstream expression that reads the full register span.


Affected software

Linux kernel
openEuler
kernel
bpftool
bpftool-debuginfo
kernel-debuginfo
kernel-debugsource
kernel-devel
kernel-headers
kernel-source
kernel-tools
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools-devel
perf
perf-debuginfo
python3-perf
python3-perf-debuginfo

How to mitigate CVE-2026-53134

Install security update from vendor's repository.

Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3
kernel - update to 6.6.0-145.1.20.157
bpftool - update to 6.6.0-145.1.20.157
bpftool-debuginfo - update to 6.6.0-145.1.20.157
kernel-debuginfo - update to 6.6.0-145.1.20.157
kernel-debugsource - update to 6.6.0-145.1.20.157
kernel-devel - update to 6.6.0-145.1.20.157
kernel-headers - update to 6.6.0-145.1.20.157
kernel-source - update to 6.6.0-145.1.20.157
kernel-tools - update to 6.6.0-145.1.20.157
kernel-tools-debuginfo - update to 6.6.0-145.1.20.157
kernel-tools-devel - update to 6.6.0-145.1.20.157
perf - update to 6.6.0-145.1.20.157
perf-debuginfo - update to 6.6.0-145.1.20.157
python3-perf - update to 6.6.0-145.1.20.157
python3-perf-debuginfo - update to 6.6.0-145.1.20.157

External References

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