Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-64586

 

Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-64586

Published: August 7, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU141270
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-2026-64586
CWE-ID: CWE-416
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 a use-after-free in the brcmfmac bus_reset work handling when a reset is scheduled during device removal. A local user can trigger a bus reset through the debugfs "reset" entry to cause a denial of service.

The issue affects shared bus_reset work across PCIe, SDIO, and USB removal paths, and brcmf_fw_crashed() could also be triggered before driver attachment completed.


Affected software

Linux kernel
Debian Linux
linux (Debian package)

How to mitigate CVE-2026-64586

Install security update from vendor's repository.

Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3
linux (Debian package) - update to 6.12.105-1

External References

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