Use of Uninitialized Variable in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-63967
Published: July 20, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU138687
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-63967
CWE-ID: CWE-457
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 disclose sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to uninitialized memory in the tagged FIFO buffer handling in st_lsm6dsx_buffer.c when copying FIFO sample data to userspace. A local user can read exposed uninitialized stack data to disclose sensitive information.
The issue affects the tagged FIFO path because a hole in the aligned stack structure is copied together with sample data and timestamp fields.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-63967
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3147b303b8c7d9f91da4b849ece33b45048f5eaf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/890d0312d5f94be43eac21f5a34d3bccc60d051b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/babf1943a40bb5669db57d30ca16c22504b18e07
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c9d8e9adaa63150ef7e833480b799d0bab83a276
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d42ac0bfb6a16617c62a59d53706579c7fadbfa6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e6bb3a49c5f9de870ea95e69775df785728e3366
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe1a7f99e72ebd2880515332b79b8c256be22aca
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff8d3c088b77b11782f2c3b97e37425be050e8de