# CVE-2026-64362: HID: lg-g15: cancel pending work on remove to fix a use-after-free

> A use-after-free in the Linux kernel lg-g15 HID driver allows attackers to cause denial of service or execute code via a race condition during device unplug.

- **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:** AZL-93776, BELL-CVE-2026-64362, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-64362, GHSA-6q43-gp6v-hqmf, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2204-CVE-2026-64362, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64362

## What is CVE-2026-64362?

CVE-2026-64362 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:

HID: lg-g15: cancel pending work on remove to fix a use-after-free

lg_g15_data is allocated with devm and holds a work item. The report
handlers schedule that work straight from device input.
lg_g15_event() and lg_g15_v2_event() do it on the backlight cycle key,
and lg_g510_leds_event() does it too. The worker dereferences the
lg_g15_data back through container_of.

The driver had no remove callback and never cancelled the work. So if a
report scheduled the work and the keyboard was then unplugged, devres
freed lg_g15_data while the work was still pending or running, and the
worker touched freed memory. This is a use-after-free. It is reachable
as a race on device unplug.

Add a remove callback that cancels the work before devres frees the
state. g15->work is only initialized for the models that schedule it
(G15, G15 v2, G510). The G13 and Z-10 leave it zeroed, so guard the
cancel on g15->work.func to avoid cancelling a work that was never set
up. The g15 NULL test mirrors the one already in lg_g15_raw_event().

Weakness: CWE-416 (Use After Free)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-64362?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-64362?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2026-64362 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-64362 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [CVE-2013-2094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2094/): Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [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-2026-64362 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-64362 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-2026-64362 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-2026-64362/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-64362/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-64362
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-64362
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-64362

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-64362/
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