CVE-2026-98667
kernel: iio: frequency: adf4377: Fully initialize clk_init_data and clk_parent_data
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · October 18, 2026
Updated · October 22, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's ADF4377 clock driver. Due to uninitialized data structures during device registration, the driver may attempt to access invalid memory pointers under certain kernel memory configurations. A local user could exploit this flaw to cause a kernel crash, leading to a Denial of Service (DoS).
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 4.1CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-824 · Access of Uninitialized Pointer