Improper resource shutdown or release in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-64338

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Improper resource shutdown or release in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-64338

Published: July 27, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU139644
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 2.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-64338
CWE-ID: CWE-404
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper resource shutdown or release in uss720_probe() when handling a probe failure after reading the 1284 register. A local attacker can trigger a failed probe with a device that causes get_1284_register() to fail to cause a denial of service.

The issue can leave a registered parport device behind with stale private_data after the common cleanup path releases the associated private data and USB device reference.


Affected software

Linux kernel
Ubuntu
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-7.0 (Ubuntu package)
linux-oem-7.0 (Ubuntu package)

How to mitigate CVE-2026-64338

Install security update from vendor's repository.

Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 7.0.0-31.31, 7.0.0-31.31.1, 7.0.0-31.31~24.04.1, 7.0.0-1006.7, 7.0.0-1011.11~24.04.1, 7.0.0-1012.12, 7.0.0-1012.12~24.04.1
linux-gcp-7.0 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1011.11~24.04.1
linux-oem-7.0 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1013.13

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