# CVE-2026-64338: USB: misc: uss720: unregister parport on probe failure

> A use-after-free vulnerability in the uss720 USB printer driver allows local attackers to cause denial of service or potentially escalate privileges via a probe failure.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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-2026-64338, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-64338, GHSA-pghr-8xhx-xv5x, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2204-CVE-2026-64338, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64338

## What is CVE-2026-64338?

CVE-2026-64338 is a medium-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: misc: uss720: unregister parport on probe failure

uss720_probe() registers a parport before reading the 1284 register used
to detect unsupported Belkin F5U002 adapters. If get_1284_register()
fails, the error path drops the driver private data and the USB device
reference, but leaves the parport device registered.

Leaving the port registered is more than a private allocation leak:
parport_register_port() has already reserved a parport number and
registered the parport bus device, while pp->private_data still points at
the private data that the common error path is about to release.

Undo the pre-announce registration in the get_1284_register() failure
branch before jumping to the common private-data cleanup path. Clear
priv->pp first, matching the disconnect path and avoiding a stale pointer
in the private data.

This issue was identified during our ongoing static-analysis research while
reviewing kernel code.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-64338?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-64338?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2026-64338 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-64338 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-64338 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-64338 is a medium-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-2026-64338 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-2026-64338/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-64338/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-64338
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-64338
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-64338

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