CWE-908
AllowedUse of Uninitialized Resource
Abstraction: Base · Status: Incomplete
The product uses or accesses a resource that has not been initialized.
1002 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-H94P-VJQX-V7RR
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-01 15:35 – Updated: 2026-07-01 15:35FatFs R0.16 and earlier contains an uninitialized cluster exposure when f_lseek() extends files beyond EOF without zero-filling newly allocated clusters. This maps to CWE-908 (Use of Uninitialized Resource). Estimated CVSS v3.1 vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N (4.6, Medium). The estimated CISA SSVC vectors are Exploitation: PoC, Technical Impact: Partial.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-6686"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-908"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-07-01T15:17:12Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "FatFs R0.16 and earlier contains an uninitialized cluster exposure when f_lseek() extends files beyond EOF without zero-filling newly allocated clusters. This maps to CWE-908 (Use of Uninitialized Resource). Estimated CVSS v3.1 vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N (4.6, Medium). The estimated CISA SSVC vectors are Exploitation: PoC, Technical Impact: Partial.",
"id": "GHSA-h94p-vjqx-v7rr",
"modified": "2026-07-01T15:35:21Z",
"published": "2026-07-01T15:35:20Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-6686"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://elm-chan.org/fsw/ff"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/runZeroInc/vulns-2026-fatfs-chance"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.runzero.com/advisories/fatfs-uninit-cluster-exposure-cve-2026-6686"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.runzero.com/blog/fatfs-bugs"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-H9XV-Q955-564M
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:02 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:02An issue was discovered in the EXIF component in PHP before 7.1.27, 7.2.x before 7.2.16, and 7.3.x before 7.3.3. There is an uninitialized read in exif_process_IFD_in_MAKERNOTE because of mishandling the data_len variable.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2019-9639"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-908"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2019-03-09T00:29:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "An issue was discovered in the EXIF component in PHP before 7.1.27, 7.2.x before 7.2.16, and 7.3.x before 7.3.3. There is an uninitialized read in exif_process_IFD_in_MAKERNOTE because of mishandling the data_len variable.",
"id": "GHSA-h9xv-q955-564m",
"modified": "2022-05-13T01:02:53Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:02:53Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-9639"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2519"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3299"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=77659"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00043.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190502-0007"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/3922-1"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/3922-2"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/3922-3"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4403"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00104.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00012.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00041.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00044.html"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-HCC2-9776-76QV
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-25 21:31 – Updated: 2026-08-26 21:31Uninitialized resource in WebXR in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to potentially leak cross-origin data via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-78962"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-908"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-08-25T21:17:52Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Uninitialized resource in WebXR in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to potentially leak cross-origin data via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)",
"id": "GHSA-hcc2-9776-76qv",
"modified": "2026-08-26T21:31:33Z",
"published": "2026-08-25T21:31:35Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-78962"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://issues.chromium.org/issues/524822825"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-HCVQ-7HMV-2Q86
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-05-21 18:31 – Updated: 2024-11-07 18:31In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net/usb: kalmia: Don't pass act_len in usb_bulk_msg error path
syzbot reported that act_len in kalmia_send_init_packet() is uninitialized when passing it to the first usb_bulk_msg error path. Jiri Pirko noted that it's pointless to pass it in the error path, and that the value that would be printed in the second error path would be the value of act_len from the first call to usb_bulk_msg.[1]
With this in mind, let's just not pass act_len to the usb_bulk_msg error paths.
1: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/Y9pY61y1nwTuzMOa@nanopsycho/
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-52703"
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"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-908"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-05-21T16:15:12Z",
"severity": "LOW"
},
"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet/usb: kalmia: Don\u0027t pass act_len in usb_bulk_msg error path\n\nsyzbot reported that act_len in kalmia_send_init_packet() is\nuninitialized when passing it to the first usb_bulk_msg error path. Jiri\nPirko noted that it\u0027s pointless to pass it in the error path, and that\nthe value that would be printed in the second error path would be the\nvalue of act_len from the first call to usb_bulk_msg.[1]\n\nWith this in mind, let\u0027s just not pass act_len to the usb_bulk_msg error\npaths.\n\n1: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/Y9pY61y1nwTuzMOa@nanopsycho/",
"id": "GHSA-hcvq-7hmv-2q86",
"modified": "2024-11-07T18:31:20Z",
"published": "2024-05-21T18:31:18Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-52703"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/02df3170c04a8356cd571ab9155a42f030190abc"
},
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b5de7d44890b78519acbcc80d8d1f23ff2872e5"
},
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/338f826d3afead6e4df521f7972a4bef04a72efb"
},
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/525bdcb0838d19d918c7786151ee14661967a030"
},
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/723ef7b66f37c0841f5a451ccbce47ee1641e081"
},
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a753352622b4f3c0219e0e9c73114b2848ae6042"
},
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c68f345b7c425b38656e1791a0486769a8797016"
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"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-HF5V-H65Q-2G27
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-08-06 15:30 – Updated: 2024-08-08 00:31ANGLE failed to initialize parameters which lead to reading from uninitialized memory. This could be leveraged to leak sensitive data from memory. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 129, Firefox ESR < 115.14, and Firefox ESR < 128.1.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-7526"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-908"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-08-06T13:15:57Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "ANGLE failed to initialize parameters which lead to reading from uninitialized memory. This could be leveraged to leak sensitive data from memory. This vulnerability affects Firefox \u003c 129, Firefox ESR \u003c 115.14, and Firefox ESR \u003c 128.1.",
"id": "GHSA-hf5v-h65q-2g27",
"modified": "2024-08-08T00:31:44Z",
"published": "2024-08-06T15:30:53Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-7526"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1910306"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-33"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-34"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-35"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-37"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-38"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-HF7W-M8FC-Q8FP
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-05-21 15:31 – Updated: 2025-09-23 21:30In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
i40e: Fix freeing of uninitialized misc IRQ vector
When VSI set up failed in i40e_probe() as part of PF switch set up driver was trying to free misc IRQ vectors in i40e_clear_interrupt_scheme and produced a kernel Oops:
Trying to free already-free IRQ 266 WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 5 at kernel/irq/manage.c:1731 __free_irq+0x9a/0x300 Workqueue: events work_for_cpu_fn RIP: 0010:__free_irq+0x9a/0x300 Call Trace: ? synchronize_irq+0x3a/0xa0 free_irq+0x2e/0x60 i40e_clear_interrupt_scheme+0x53/0x190 [i40e] i40e_probe.part.108+0x134b/0x1a40 [i40e] ? kmem_cache_alloc+0x158/0x1c0 ? acpi_ut_update_ref_count.part.1+0x8e/0x345 ? acpi_ut_update_object_reference+0x15e/0x1e2 ? strstr+0x21/0x70 ? irq_get_irq_data+0xa/0x20 ? mp_check_pin_attr+0x13/0xc0 ? irq_get_irq_data+0xa/0x20 ? mp_map_pin_to_irq+0xd3/0x2f0 ? acpi_register_gsi_ioapic+0x93/0x170 ? pci_conf1_read+0xa4/0x100 ? pci_bus_read_config_word+0x49/0x70 ? do_pci_enable_device+0xcc/0x100 local_pci_probe+0x41/0x90 work_for_cpu_fn+0x16/0x20 process_one_work+0x1a7/0x360 worker_thread+0x1cf/0x390 ? create_worker+0x1a0/0x1a0 kthread+0x112/0x130 ? kthread_flush_work_fn+0x10/0x10 ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x40
The problem is that at that point misc IRQ vectors were not allocated yet and we get a call trace that driver is trying to free already free IRQ vectors.
Add a check in i40e_clear_interrupt_scheme for __I40E_MISC_IRQ_REQUESTED PF state before calling i40e_free_misc_vector. This state is set only if misc IRQ vectors were properly initialized.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-47424"
],
"database_specific": {
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"CWE-908"
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-05-21T15:15:27Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ni40e: Fix freeing of uninitialized misc IRQ vector\n\nWhen VSI set up failed in i40e_probe() as part of PF switch set up\ndriver was trying to free misc IRQ vectors in\ni40e_clear_interrupt_scheme and produced a kernel Oops:\n\n Trying to free already-free IRQ 266\n WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 5 at kernel/irq/manage.c:1731 __free_irq+0x9a/0x300\n Workqueue: events work_for_cpu_fn\n RIP: 0010:__free_irq+0x9a/0x300\n Call Trace:\n ? synchronize_irq+0x3a/0xa0\n free_irq+0x2e/0x60\n i40e_clear_interrupt_scheme+0x53/0x190 [i40e]\n i40e_probe.part.108+0x134b/0x1a40 [i40e]\n ? kmem_cache_alloc+0x158/0x1c0\n ? acpi_ut_update_ref_count.part.1+0x8e/0x345\n ? acpi_ut_update_object_reference+0x15e/0x1e2\n ? strstr+0x21/0x70\n ? irq_get_irq_data+0xa/0x20\n ? mp_check_pin_attr+0x13/0xc0\n ? irq_get_irq_data+0xa/0x20\n ? mp_map_pin_to_irq+0xd3/0x2f0\n ? acpi_register_gsi_ioapic+0x93/0x170\n ? pci_conf1_read+0xa4/0x100\n ? pci_bus_read_config_word+0x49/0x70\n ? do_pci_enable_device+0xcc/0x100\n local_pci_probe+0x41/0x90\n work_for_cpu_fn+0x16/0x20\n process_one_work+0x1a7/0x360\n worker_thread+0x1cf/0x390\n ? create_worker+0x1a0/0x1a0\n kthread+0x112/0x130\n ? kthread_flush_work_fn+0x10/0x10\n ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x40\n\nThe problem is that at that point misc IRQ vectors\nwere not allocated yet and we get a call trace\nthat driver is trying to free already free IRQ vectors.\n\nAdd a check in i40e_clear_interrupt_scheme for __I40E_MISC_IRQ_REQUESTED\nPF state before calling i40e_free_misc_vector. This state is set only if\nmisc IRQ vectors were properly initialized.",
"id": "GHSA-hf7w-m8fc-q8fp",
"modified": "2025-09-23T21:30:53Z",
"published": "2024-05-21T15:31:45Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-47424"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/17063cac4088b8e2fc0f633abddca5426ed58312"
},
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e5a20573a926302b233b0c2e1077f5debc7ab2e"
},
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60ad4cde0ad28921f9ea25b0201c774b95ffa4b4"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/75099439209d3cda439a1d9b00d19a50f0066fef"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/97aeed72af4f83ae51534f0a2473ff52f8d66236"
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-HFH2-MJPV-G64V
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-07-13 00:30 – Updated: 2024-04-04 06:05The PVRSRVBridgeGetMultiCoreInfo ioctl in the PowerVR kernel driver can return uninitialized kernel memory to user space. The contents of this memory could contain sensitive information.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-0948"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-908"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2023-07-13T00:15:23Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "The PVRSRVBridgeGetMultiCoreInfo ioctl in the PowerVR kernel driver can return uninitialized kernel memory to user space. The contents of this memory could contain sensitive information.\n\n",
"id": "GHSA-hfh2-mjpv-g64v",
"modified": "2024-04-04T06:05:06Z",
"published": "2023-07-13T00:30:32Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-0948"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-07-01"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-HFWG-2MM4-H8C4
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-06-19 15:30 – Updated: 2024-11-07 18:31In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
media: mxl111sf: change mutex_init() location
Syzbot reported, that mxl111sf_ctrl_msg() uses uninitialized mutex. The problem was in wrong mutex_init() location.
Previous mutex_init(&state->msg_lock) call was in ->init() function, but dvb_usbv2_init() has this order of calls:
dvb_usbv2_init()
dvb_usbv2_adapter_init()
dvb_usbv2_adapter_frontend_init()
props->frontend_attach()
props->init()
Since mxl111sf_ devices call mxl111sf_ctrl_msg() in ->frontend_attach() internally we need to initialize state->msg_lock before frontend_attach(). To achieve it, ->probe() call added to all mxl111sf_ devices, which will simply initiaize mutex.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-47583"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-908"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-06-19T15:15:52Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nmedia: mxl111sf: change mutex_init() location\n\nSyzbot reported, that mxl111sf_ctrl_msg() uses uninitialized\nmutex. The problem was in wrong mutex_init() location.\n\nPrevious mutex_init(\u0026state-\u003emsg_lock) call was in -\u003einit() function, but\ndvb_usbv2_init() has this order of calls:\n\n\tdvb_usbv2_init()\n\t dvb_usbv2_adapter_init()\n\t dvb_usbv2_adapter_frontend_init()\n\t props-\u003efrontend_attach()\n\n\t props-\u003einit()\n\nSince mxl111sf_* devices call mxl111sf_ctrl_msg() in -\u003efrontend_attach()\ninternally we need to initialize state-\u003emsg_lock before\nfrontend_attach(). To achieve it, -\u003eprobe() call added to all mxl111sf_*\ndevices, which will simply initiaize mutex.",
"id": "GHSA-hfwg-2mm4-h8c4",
"modified": "2024-11-07T18:31:21Z",
"published": "2024-06-19T15:30:55Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-47583"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/44870a9e7a3c24acbb3f888b2a7cc22c9bdf7e7f"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b2d9600b31f9ba7adbc9f3c54a068615d27b390"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c6fdf62bfe1bc72bfceeaf832ef7499c7ed09ba"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/96f182c9f48b984447741f054ec301fdc8517035"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b99bdf127af91d53919e96292c05f737c45ea59a"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-HG2X-2C94-6W8P
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-06-14 09:31 – Updated: 2024-06-14 09:31Memory management vulnerability in the Gralloc module Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will affect availability.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-36503"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-908"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-06-14T08:15:41Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Memory management vulnerability in the Gralloc module\nImpact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will affect availability.",
"id": "GHSA-hg2x-2c94-6w8p",
"modified": "2024-06-14T09:31:17Z",
"published": "2024-06-14T09:31:17Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-36503"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://consumer.huawei.com/en/support/bulletin/2024/6"
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"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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]
}
GHSA-HJ95-CVVQ-RC83
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-02 00:00 – Updated: 2025-04-09 03:59Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 does not properly handle errors related to using the componentFromPoint method on xml objects that have been (1) incorrectly initialized or (2) deleted, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document, aka "Uninitialized Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2008-3475"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-908"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2008-10-15T00:12:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 does not properly handle errors related to using the componentFromPoint method on xml objects that have been (1) incorrectly initialized or (2) deleted, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document, aka \"Uninitialized Memory Corruption Vulnerability.\"",
"id": "GHSA-hj95-cvvq-rc83",
"modified": "2025-04-09T03:59:29Z",
"published": "2022-05-02T00:00:32Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3475"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-058"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45563"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45565"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13151"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://ifsec.blogspot.com/2008/10/internet-explorer-6-componentfrompoint.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq\u0026m=122479227205998\u0026w=2"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497380/100/0/threaded"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31617"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021047"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.html"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2809"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-069"
}
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]
}
Mitigation
Explicitly initialize the resource before use. If this is performed through an API function or standard procedure, follow all required steps.
Mitigation
Pay close attention to complex conditionals that affect initialization, since some branches might not perform the initialization.
Mitigation
Avoid race conditions (CWE-362) during initialization routines.
Mitigation
Run or compile the product with settings that generate warnings about uninitialized variables or data.
No CAPEC attack patterns related to this CWE.