CVE-2026-64332 USB: ulpi: fix memory leak on registration failure
A memory leak in the Linux kernel USB ULPI driver allows attackers to cause a denial of service by triggering registration failures.
- 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
What is CVE-2026-64332?
CVE-2026-64332 is a medium-severity denial of service 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: ulpi: fix memory leak on registration failure
The allocated device name is never freed on early ULPI device registration failures.
Fix this by initialising the device structure earlier and releasing the initial reference whenever registration fails.
Weakness: CWE-401
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-64332?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2026-64332?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2026-64332 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-64332 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as AZL-93569, BELL-CVE-2026-64332, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-64332, GHSA-7w4g-q985-4523, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2204-CVE-2026-64332, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64332.