Improper Initialization in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-64152
Published: July 20, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU138470
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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-2026-64152
CWE-ID: CWE-665
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to improper state management in the iommu mapping error-handling logic in drivers/iommu/iommu.c when handling partial mapping failures with iommu_debug enabled. A local user can trigger a mapping error that leads to an unmatched unmap operation to cause a denial of service.
Exploitation requires iommu_debug to be enabled.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-64152
Install security update from vendor's repository.