Use of Uninitialized Variable in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-64082
Published: July 20, 2026
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to corrupt register state and disclose kernel stack contents.
The vulnerability exists due to use of uninitialized stack data in compat_riscv_gpr_set() and compat_restore_sigcontext() when handling failed user memory copies. A local user can provide crafted user-supplied register or signal context data that triggers a copy failure to corrupt register state and disclose kernel stack contents.
The issue affects the RISC-V compatibility signal and ptrace handling paths.
Affected software
Debian Linux
Ubuntu
linux-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package)
linux (Debian package)
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-7.0 (Ubuntu package)
linux-oracle-7.0 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-7.0 (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-bos (Ubuntu package)
How to mitigate CVE-2026-64082
linux-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1035.38
linux (Debian package) - update to 6.12.111-1
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-gcp-7.0 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1011.11~24.04.1
linux-oracle-7.0 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1011.11~24.04.1
linux-azure-7.0 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1014.14~24.04.1
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
External References
Related Security Bulletins
- Use of Uninitialized Variable in Linux kernel riscv kernel
- 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
- Ubuntu update for linux-gcp-7.0
- Ubuntu update for linux-oracle-7.0
- Ubuntu update for linux-azure-7.0
- Ubuntu update for linux-nvidia-tegra
- Debian update for linux