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CVE-2026-64338

Low risk· EPSS 8%
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.18%

8th percentile - higher than 8% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the USB misc uss720 driver has a vulnerability where the parport is not unregistered on probe failure. uss720_probe() registers a parport before reading the 1284 register, and if get_1284_register() fails, the registration is not undone, leading to resource leaks and potential use of a freed pointer.

Risk Assessment

The vulnerability could lead to kernel resource leaks and potential access to freed memory, which could be exploited for system destabilization or privilege escalation.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix for CVE-2026-64338.

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Original NVD description (English source)

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.

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