Improper Initialization in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-64162

Vulnerability identifier: #VU138462

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-2026-64162

CWE-ID: CWE-665

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.

The vulnerability exists due to improper initialization in idpf_ptp_init() and the PTP auxiliary worker when scheduling PTP worker execution before initializing read_dev_clk_lock. A local user can trigger the vulnerable code path to cause a denial of service.

The issue is triggered by a race condition where the auxiliary worker can immediately access the lock before initialization, leading to a kernel lockdep warning.

Linux kernel
Ubuntu
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-bos (Ubuntu package)

Install security update from vendor's repository.

Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 7.0.0-1008.8, 7.0.0-1010.10
linux-azure (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 7.0.0-1009.9, 7.0.0-1010.10
linux-aws (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 7.0.0-1009.9, 7.0.0-1015.15
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 7.0.0-1016.16, 7.0.0-1016.16~24.04.1
linux-nvidia-bos (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-2016.16

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3122d70b7c0101d897fb795658a7b93f854935f2
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/da4f76b6a84ede14a71282ef841768299ead0221
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb5991d4c8ba2e8153dfcda3e66a9608377b7dce

• Improper Initialization in Linux kernel intel idpf driver
• Ubuntu update for linux-ibm
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure
• Ubuntu update for linux-aws
• Ubuntu update for linux-nvidia-bos
• Ubuntu update for linux-nvidia