CVE-2026-63936

iio: adc: mt6359: fix unchecked return value in mt6358_read_imp

published July 19, 2026

CVSS
—
EPSS
0%
Percentile
10.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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

iio: adc: mt6359: fix unchecked return value in mt6358_read_imp

In mt6358_read_imp(), the variable val_v is passed to regmap_read()

but the return value is not checked. If the read fails, val_v remains

uninitialized and its random stack content is subsequently reported

as a measurement result.

Initialize val_v to zero to ensure a predictable value is reported

in case of bus failure and to prevent potential stack data leakage.

This also satisfies static analyzers that might otherwise flag the

variable as used uninitialized.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00209 · 10.5th percentile
Published
2026-07-19T14:55Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 19 JUL 14:55Z
    iio: adc: mt6359: fix unchecked return value in mt6358_read_imp
    cvelistv5