# CVE-2026-64329: usb: typec: ucsi: ccg: Fix use-after-free of ucsi on remove

> A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's USB Type-C CCG driver allows attackers to potentially execute code or escalate privileges via a race condition during device removal.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 25 Jul 2026
- **Updated:** 17 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** BELL-CVE-2026-64329, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-64329, GHSA-x9xh-344g-4qc3, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2204-CVE-2026-64329, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64329

## What is CVE-2026-64329?

CVE-2026-64329 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 25 Jul 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

usb: typec: ucsi: ccg: Fix use-after-free of ucsi on remove

The threaded IRQ handler ccg_irq_handler() calls ucsi_notify_common(),
which on a connector-change event calls ucsi_connector_change() and
schedules connector work.  In ucsi_ccg_remove(), ucsi_destroy() frees
uc->ucsi (kfree) before free_irq() is called, so a handler invocation
already in flight may access the freed object after ucsi_destroy().

  CPU 0 (remove)            | CPU 1 (threaded IRQ)
    ucsi_destroy(uc->ucsi)  |   ccg_irq_handler()
      kfree(ucsi) // FREE   |     ucsi_notify_common(uc->ucsi) // USE

Move free_irq() before ucsi_destroy() in the remove path.  It is kept
after ucsi_unregister(): ucsi_unregister() cancels connector work whose
handler issues GET_CONNECTOR_STATUS through ucsi_send_command_common(),
which waits for a completion that is signalled from the IRQ handler, so
the IRQ must stay active until that work has been cancelled.

The probe error path already orders free_irq() before ucsi_destroy().

This bug was found by static analysis.

Weakness: CWE-416 (Use After Free)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-64329?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-64329?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2026-64329 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-64329 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [CVE-2026-53362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53362/): Linux Kernel Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-64329 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-64329 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 25 Jul 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-64329 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-64329/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-64329/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-64329
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-64329
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-64329

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