Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-64240

Vulnerability identifier: #VU139746

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-2026-64240

CWE-ID: CWE-823

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

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.

Linux kernel
Ubuntu
linux-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-7.0 (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-bos (Ubuntu package)

Install security update from vendor's repository.

Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3
linux-aws (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 7.0.0-1009.9, 7.0.0-1015.15
linux-gcp-7.0 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1011.11~24.04.1
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 7.0.0-1016.16, 7.0.0-1016.16~24.04.1
linux-nvidia-bos (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-2016.16

• 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

• Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset in Linux kernel media rc driver
• Ubuntu update for linux-aws
• Ubuntu update for linux-nvidia-bos
• Ubuntu update for linux-nvidia
• Ubuntu update for linux-gcp-7.0