Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-64464

 

Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-64464

Published: July 27, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU139478
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-64464
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.

The vulnerability exists due to a memory leak in xhci_ring_to_sgtable() when building an sg_table for a sideband client's endpoint or event ring buffer. A local user can trigger allocation of ring buffers to cause a denial of service.


Affected software

Linux kernel

How to mitigate CVE-2026-64464

Install security update from vendor's repository.

Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3

External References

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