Vulnerability-Lookup

GHSA-VQXW-79F6-P4WM

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-09-24 18:31 – Updated: 2026-09-24 18:31

Details

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

clk: eswin: Zero-initialize stack-allocated clk_init_data

eswin_clk_register_pll() and eswin_register_clkdiv() declare a struct clk_init_data on the stack and only initialize some of its fields (parent_data respectively parent_hws). clk_core_populate_parent_map() checks parent_names first and parent_data second before falling back to parent_hws, so leftover stack garbage in the uninitialized fields hijacks parent resolution and the clk core dereferences a bogus pointer:

Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 000000000000000c Oops [#1] epc : __clk_register+0x31a/0x7f0 [] __clk_register+0x31a/0x7f0 [] devm_clk_hw_register+0x2a/0x94 [] eswin_register_clkdiv+0x80/0xd0 [] eswin_clk_register_clks+0x162/0x1a0 [] eic7700_clk_probe+0x146/0x180 [] platform_probe+0x3c/0x7a

Observed on EIC7700 hardware (with the driver backported to a 6.17 tree); whether the bug triggers depends entirely on what the stack happens to contain when the registration helpers run.

Zero-initialize both structures.

Show details on source website

JSON

To clipboard

{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-93263"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-09-24T16:17:23Z",
    "severity": null
  },
  "details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nclk: eswin: Zero-initialize stack-allocated clk_init_data\n\neswin_clk_register_pll() and eswin_register_clkdiv() declare a struct\nclk_init_data on the stack and only initialize some of its fields\n(parent_data respectively parent_hws). clk_core_populate_parent_map()\nchecks parent_names first and parent_data second before falling back\nto parent_hws, so leftover stack garbage in the uninitialized fields\nhijacks parent resolution and the clk core dereferences a bogus\npointer:\n\n  Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 000000000000000c\n  Oops [#1]\n  epc : __clk_register+0x31a/0x7f0\n  [\u003cffffffff805dc774\u003e] __clk_register+0x31a/0x7f0\n  [\u003cffffffff805dcd76\u003e] devm_clk_hw_register+0x2a/0x94\n  [\u003cffffffff805e319a\u003e] eswin_register_clkdiv+0x80/0xd0\n  [\u003cffffffff805e34a0\u003e] eswin_clk_register_clks+0x162/0x1a0\n  [\u003cffffffff805e3736\u003e] eic7700_clk_probe+0x146/0x180\n  [\u003cffffffff8065d23c\u003e] platform_probe+0x3c/0x7a\n\nObserved on EIC7700 hardware (with the driver backported to a 6.17\ntree); whether the bug triggers depends entirely on what the stack\nhappens to contain when the registration helpers run.\n\nZero-initialize both structures.",
  "id": "GHSA-vqxw-79f6-p4wm",
  "modified": "2026-09-24T18:31:24Z",
  "published": "2026-09-24T18:31:24Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-93263"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/011d8de504bc84402aabc1dda1cf0552fe9a5af2"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1183dc2450a268a536a15da8b106ec520cdbd19f"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": []
}

CVE-2026-93263 (GCVE-0-2026-93263)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-24 15:52 – Updated: 2026-09-24 15:52

Title

clk: eswin: Zero-initialize stack-allocated clk_init_data

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: clk: eswin: Zero-initialize stack-allocated clk_init_data eswin_clk_register_pll() and eswin_register_clkdiv() declare a struct clk_init_data on the stack and only initialize some of its fields (parent_data respectively parent_hws). clk_core_populate_parent_map() checks parent_names first and parent_data second before falling back to parent_hws, so leftover stack garbage in the uninitialized fields hijacks parent resolution and the clk core dereferences a bogus pointer: Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 000000000000000c Oops [#1] epc : __clk_register+0x31a/0x7f0 [<ffffffff805dc774>] __clk_register+0x31a/0x7f0 [<ffffffff805dcd76>] devm_clk_hw_register+0x2a/0x94 [<ffffffff805e319a>] eswin_register_clkdiv+0x80/0xd0 [<ffffffff805e34a0>] eswin_clk_register_clks+0x162/0x1a0 [<ffffffff805e3736>] eic7700_clk_probe+0x146/0x180 [<ffffffff8065d23c>] platform_probe+0x3c/0x7a Observed on EIC7700 hardware (with the driver backported to a 6.17 tree); whether the bug triggers depends entirely on what the stack happens to contain when the registration helpers run. Zero-initialize both structures.

Severity

No CVSS data available.

Assigner

Linux mitre root

References

2 references

URL	Tags
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1183dc2450a268a53…
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/011d8de504bc84402…

Impacted products

2 products

Vendor	Product	Version
Linux	Linux	Affected: cd44f127c1d42833a32ba0a0965255ee6184f8c1 , < 1183dc2450a268a536a15da8b106ec520cdbd19f (git) Affected: cd44f127c1d42833a32ba0a0965255ee6184f8c1 , < 011d8de504bc84402aabc1dda1cf0552fe9a5af2 (git)
Linux	Linux	Affected: 7.1 Unaffected: 0 , < 7.1 (semver) Unaffected: 7.2.6 , ≤ 7.2.* (semver) Unaffected: 7.3-rc1 , ≤ * (original_commit_for_fix)

Show details on NVD website

JSON

To clipboard

{
  "containers": {
    "cna": {
      "affected": [
        {
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "product": "Linux",
          "programFiles": [
            "drivers/clk/eswin/clk.c"
          ],
          "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
          "vendor": "Linux",
          "versions": [
            {
              "lessThan": "1183dc2450a268a536a15da8b106ec520cdbd19f",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "cd44f127c1d42833a32ba0a0965255ee6184f8c1",
              "versionType": "git"
            },
            {
              "lessThan": "011d8de504bc84402aabc1dda1cf0552fe9a5af2",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "cd44f127c1d42833a32ba0a0965255ee6184f8c1",
              "versionType": "git"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "defaultStatus": "affected",
          "product": "Linux",
          "programFiles": [
            "drivers/clk/eswin/clk.c"
          ],
          "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
          "vendor": "Linux",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "7.1"
            },
            {
              "lessThan": "7.1",
              "status": "unaffected",
              "version": "0",
              "versionType": "semver"
            },
            {
              "lessThanOrEqual": "7.2.*",
              "status": "unaffected",
              "version": "7.2.6",
              "versionType": "semver"
            },
            {
              "lessThanOrEqual": "*",
              "status": "unaffected",
              "version": "7.3-rc1",
              "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "cpeApplicability": [
        {
          "nodes": [
            {
              "cpeMatch": [
                {
                  "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                  "versionEndExcluding": "7.2.6",
                  "versionStartIncluding": "7.1",
                  "vulnerable": true
                },
                {
                  "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                  "versionEndExcluding": "7.3-rc1",
                  "versionStartIncluding": "7.1",
                  "vulnerable": true
                }
              ],
              "negate": false,
              "operator": "OR"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "descriptions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nclk: eswin: Zero-initialize stack-allocated clk_init_data\n\neswin_clk_register_pll() and eswin_register_clkdiv() declare a struct\nclk_init_data on the stack and only initialize some of its fields\n(parent_data respectively parent_hws). clk_core_populate_parent_map()\nchecks parent_names first and parent_data second before falling back\nto parent_hws, so leftover stack garbage in the uninitialized fields\nhijacks parent resolution and the clk core dereferences a bogus\npointer:\n\n  Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 000000000000000c\n  Oops [#1]\n  epc : __clk_register+0x31a/0x7f0\n  [\u003cffffffff805dc774\u003e] __clk_register+0x31a/0x7f0\n  [\u003cffffffff805dcd76\u003e] devm_clk_hw_register+0x2a/0x94\n  [\u003cffffffff805e319a\u003e] eswin_register_clkdiv+0x80/0xd0\n  [\u003cffffffff805e34a0\u003e] eswin_clk_register_clks+0x162/0x1a0\n  [\u003cffffffff805e3736\u003e] eic7700_clk_probe+0x146/0x180\n  [\u003cffffffff8065d23c\u003e] platform_probe+0x3c/0x7a\n\nObserved on EIC7700 hardware (with the driver backported to a 6.17\ntree); whether the bug triggers depends entirely on what the stack\nhappens to contain when the registration helpers run.\n\nZero-initialize both structures."
        }
      ],
      "providerMetadata": {
        "dateUpdated": "2026-09-24T15:52:02.877Z",
        "orgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
        "shortName": "Linux"
      },
      "references": [
        {
          "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1183dc2450a268a536a15da8b106ec520cdbd19f"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/011d8de504bc84402aabc1dda1cf0552fe9a5af2"
        }
      ],
      "title": "clk: eswin: Zero-initialize stack-allocated clk_init_data",
      "x_generator": {
        "engine": "bippy-1.2.0"
      }
    }
  },
  "cveMetadata": {
    "assignerOrgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
    "assignerShortName": "Linux",
    "cveId": "CVE-2026-93263",
    "datePublished": "2026-09-24T15:52:02.877Z",
    "dateReserved": "2026-09-17T16:02:15.097Z",
    "dateUpdated": "2026-09-24T15:52:02.877Z",
    "state": "PUBLISHED"
  },
  "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
  "dataVersion": "5.2"
}

Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date	Other

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

The MITRE ATT&CK techniques below are AI-generated suggestions, inferred from the description of the vulnerability by the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-classification-roberta-base model, served locally by ML-Gateway. They have not been verified by an analyst and are provided for guidance only.
The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.
Browse all ATT&CK techniques and the vulnerabilities related to each.

Related by attack behaviour

Vulnerabilities whose description is nearest to this one in the vector space of the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-biencoder model. This is a similarity search over the bi-encoder space (plain cosine), not a classification, and it has no measured accuracy.

Action not permitted

GHSA-VQXW-79F6-P4WM

CVE-2026-93263 (GCVE-0-2026-93263)

Tags

Sightings

Nomenclature

Related by attack behaviour