Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-64240
Published: July 27, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU139746
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-64240
CWE-ID: CWE-823
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to improper pointer handling in the igorplugusb driver when initializing a USB control request URB. A local user can connect a crafted USB device to trigger an invalid setup packet interpretation and cause a denial of service.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-64240
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/060fca8e098387f949e4eedaf215d952e477ac12
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d880d2db9856e94127ab09331363bef59f98005
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/171022c7d594c133a45f92357a2a91475edabe20
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2243ad78ce64d344754260533ae7730c2174a34a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5cc3f6db72f77d1a8f7f1cf4ac01803927ffdf15
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa22590a16e51455c6db802c774b31aadc604a9a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e823e4294511989f5962e7ad85bf4d179ba74f52
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f33b5a61673bd220fdaaf4202cf1013d6d66c943