CVE-2026-64332
kernel: USB: ulpi: fix memory leak on registration failure
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · July 25, 2026
Updated · September 4, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's USB ULPI (UTMI+ Low Pin Interface) driver. This vulnerability occurs during early ULPI device registration failures, where the allocated device name is not properly freed. A local attacker could potentially exploit this memory leak, leading to a denial of service (DoS) due to resource exhaustion.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-772 · Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime