Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-63838
Published: July 20, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU138813
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-2026-63838
CWE-ID: CWE-125
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 an out-of-bounds read in the component_dais[] array handling in the rsnd probe logic when processing component_dais[] entries. A local user can trigger the vulnerable code path to cause a denial of service.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-63838
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/134c61925e9e9ee0f4fdbab5c3984d5bb024f5f5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/15e7b2ac2455995a6af02b9d3da7a432837aaf72
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f1daac27ca28e98c8c0e4450de42bb68d547250
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a62b3e6e42359a79158c134e3cf5c74fe160c3f5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9e437cddf6cf9e603bdaefe148c1f4792aaf39c