Linux Kernel up to 7.2-rc2 Lpc32xx Adc lpc32xx_adc.c lpc32xx_adc_probe uninitialized pointer

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 7.2-rc2. It has been declared as very critical. This vulnerability affects the function lpc32xx_adc_probe of the file drivers/iio/adc/lpc32xx_adc.c of the component Lpc32xx Adc. The manipulation results in uninitialized pointer. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-64500. The attack needs to be approached locally. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 7.2-rc2. It has been classified as very critical. Affected is the function lpc32xx_adc_probe of the file drivers/iio/adc/lpc32xx_adc.c of the component Lpc32xx Adc. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a uninitialized pointer vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-824. The product accesses or uses a pointer that has not been initialized. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iio: adc: lpc32xx: Initialize completion before requesting IRQ In the report from Jaeyoung Chung: "lpc32xx_adc_probe() in drivers/iio/adc/lpc32xx_adc.c registers its interrupt handler with devm_request_irq() before it initializes st->completion with init_completion(). If an interrupt arrives after devm_request_irq() and before init_completion(), the handler calls complete() on an uninitialized completion, causing a kernel panic. The probe path, in lpc32xx_adc_probe(): iodev = devm_iio_device_alloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*st)); /* st kzalloc-zeroed */ ... retval = devm_request_irq(&pdev->dev, irq, lpc32xx_adc_isr, 0, LPC32XXAD_NAME, st); /* register handler */ ... init_completion(&st->completion); /* initialize completion */ lpc32xx_adc_isr() calls complete(): complete(&st->completion); If the device raises an interrupt before init_completion() runs, complete() acquires the uninitialized wait.lock and walks the zeroed task_list in swake_up_locked(). The zeroed task_list makes list_empty() return false, so swake_up_locked() dereferences a NULL list entry, triggering a KASAN wild-memory-access." Fix the chance of a spurious IRQ causing an uninitialized pointer dereference by moving init_completion() above devm_request_irq().

The advisory is available at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-64500 since 07/19/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. Additional levels of successful authentication are necessary for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/26/2026).

Upgrading to version 5.10.261, 5.15.212, 6.1.178, 6.6.145, 6.12.96, 6.18.39, 7.1.4 or 7.2-rc3 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 7090c0d29708ee305022d0ea7b37612b33242fa2/0e33587967b356519aa6f220b5b43c6976320397/1ddf7b6ffb8ebb22b92a184a9eaa76277ef0c7cd/820c4f15353efe9a9429ae86ccceeaf4e0e4e585/48eccc6caed4e62c0f199ab3a3772fa969cd3b2d/9e2e8b8cdfd37ae7c7a8a5c96c59e98a768731c4/2f18c5551aa97ca7f39dbb151c67c9053ccadc17/e561b35633f450ee607e87a6401d97f156a0cd54 is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-48844). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.8

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Class: Uninitialized pointer
CWE: CWE-824 / CWE-908
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Kernel 5.10.261/5.15.212/6.1.178/6.6.145/6.12.96/6.18.39/7.1.4/7.2-rc3
Patch: 7090c0d29708ee305022d0ea7b37612b33242fa2/0e33587967b356519aa6f220b5b43c6976320397/1ddf7b6ffb8ebb22b92a184a9eaa76277ef0c7cd/820c4f15353efe9a9429ae86ccceeaf4e0e4e585/48eccc6caed4e62c0f199ab3a3772fa969cd3b2d/9e2e8b8cdfd37ae7c7a8a5c96c59e98a768731c4/2f18c5551aa97ca7f39dbb151c67c9053ccadc17/e561b35633f450ee607e87a6401d97f156a0cd54

Timelineinfo

07/19/2026 CVE reserved
07/25/2026 +6 days Advisory disclosed
07/25/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/26/2026 +1 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: git.kernel.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-64500 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-64500
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-383298
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/25/2026 19:20
Updated: 07/26/2026 03:48
Changes: 07/25/2026 19:20 (60), 07/26/2026 03:48 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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