Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-64334
Published: July 27, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU139640
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-64334
CWE-ID: CWE-703
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 improper error handling in the digi_acceleport USB serial driver when sending out-of-band commands during operations that race with device disconnect. A local user can trigger operations such as open, set_termios, or close while the device is being disconnected to cause a denial of service.
The issue can result in an indefinite loop with interrupts disabled, leading to a hard lockup.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2026-64334
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3
External References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2067b3838da6e4af03bae3630414193188d754b2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b7dc482f859f2d027db07ff0efc1c5df5b3451a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a82d842e8c35227d7227f19e5e654df1451782c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c1ea24b53bf3bfb859f0a05573997487975da23
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6a8592ace932081ea11aea41c460a1ca0f6344a4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6e51147c2744d15730084dc89cc99180d3de4184
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79bc131df0e50f8f663c1fdbbe952aaf193a8d39
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bcfeae431db9986c2b313e6a760f2ac8df61e138