Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-64233

Vulnerability identifier: #VU139769

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 5.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2026-64233

CWE-ID: CWE-416

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a local privileged user to cause a use-after-free.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free in uvc_function_bind() and descriptor handling for extension unit list walks when binding the UVC gadget function while concurrently removing an extension unit configfs directory. A local privileged user can bind the function and race configfs extension removal to cause a use-after-free.

Exploitation requires the ability to mount configfs and write gadget UDC files.

Linux kernel
Ubuntu
linux-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-oracle-7.0 (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-7.0 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-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-gke (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-146.146.1~22.04.1, 6.8.0-146.146.1, 6.8.0-1051.55, 6.8.0-1063.66, 6.8.0-1064.67~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1064.67, 6.8.0-1064.67.1, 6.8.0-1065.73, 6.8.0-1066.67
linux-azure (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1068.75~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1068.75, 6.8.0-1069.77+fips1, 6.8.0-1070.78~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1070.78
linux-gcp (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1070.78
linux-aws (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 7.0.0-1009.9, 7.0.0-1015.15
linux-oracle-7.0 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1011.11~24.04.1
linux-gcp-7.0 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1011.11~24.04.1
linux-azure-7.0 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1014.14~24.04.1
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 7.0.0-1016.16~24.04.1, 7.0.0-1016.16
linux-nvidia-bos (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-2016.16

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2c9e0905ef7e69f7b814cd709613f6b3b5b98805
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f1b9cff88982e2a2053d8b1fd983f7ccb9f03cc
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68aa70648b625fa684bc0b71bbfd905f4943ca20
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/caec0145e5974e85fe5192fc6a6f5aa1a98f82a6
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e15c414092b3c24610cc771e481a723b0f645eca

• Use-after-free in Linux kernel gadget function driver
• Ubuntu update for linux-aws
• Ubuntu update for linux-nvidia-bos
• Ubuntu update for linux-nvidia
• Ubuntu update for linux-gcp-7.0
• Ubuntu update for linux-oracle-7.0
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure-7.0
• Ubuntu update for linux-gcp
• Ubuntu update for linux-gke
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure