High 7.8Published Jul 24, 2026

CVE-2026-64242usb: gadget: net2280: Fix double free in probe error path

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 27, 2026, 10:00 PM ET)

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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: gadget: net2280: Fix double free in probe error path usb_initialize_gadget() installs gadget_release() as the release callback for the embedded gadget device. The struct net2280 instance is therefore released through gadget_release() when the gadget device's last reference is dropped. The probe error path calls net2280_remove(), which tears down the partially initialized device and drops the gadget reference with usb_put_gadget(). Calling kfree(dev) afterwards can free the same object again. Drop the explicit kfree() and let the gadget device release callback handle the final free. This issue was found by a static analysis tool I am developing.

CVSS: 7.8 HIGH (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): Not given
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Linux
NVD analysis: Analyzed
Record last updated: Jul 24, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name)	from f770fbec4165b1acfabdeadb01ad6008d2c537b5 before 71b3391dc81655ff058492f8e9d013b2c6e5747b; from f770fbec4165b1acfabdeadb01ad6008d2c537b5 before 550fa4d071a8c8e53072900869d37ae6abf4999d; from f770fbec4165b1acfabdeadb01ad6008d2c537b5 before c5b9fdb1e8ddf50bc6272927edb118679f170350; from f770fbec4165b1acfabdeadb01ad6008d2c537b5 before 085652fda7f38040d1a2c42d72614f418feb843f; from f770fbec4165b1acfabdeadb01ad6008d2c537b5 before 48f89ead20e48d447ad29fa937b43b9fa981cf28; from f770fbec4165b1acfabdeadb01ad6008d2c537b5 before e6f8be12f0307145b9a6010f044925952b37de8b; from f770fbec4165b1acfabdeadb01ad6008d2c537b5 before db2b72e83a0208ae2b3b270bf91662b1c6849a9b; from f770fbec4165b1acfabdeadb01ad6008d2c537b5 before c8547c74988e0b5f4cbb1b895e2a57aae084f070	CNA record
linux linux_kernel linux:linux_kernel	from 5.10 before 5.10.259; from 5.11 before 5.15.210; from 5.16 before 6.1.176; from 6.2 before 6.6.143; from 6.7 before 6.12.93; from 6.13 before 6.18.35; from 6.19 before 7.0.12; 7.1; and 4 more ranges	NVD

References

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/71b3391dc81655ff058492f8e9d013b2c6e5747b	patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/550fa4d071a8c8e53072900869d37ae6abf4999d	patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c5b9fdb1e8ddf50bc6272927edb118679f170350	patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/085652fda7f38040d1a2c42d72614f418feb843f	patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/48f89ead20e48d447ad29fa937b43b9fa981cf28	patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e6f8be12f0307145b9a6010f044925952b37de8b	patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/db2b72e83a0208ae2b3b270bf91662b1c6849a9b	patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8547c74988e0b5f4cbb1b895e2a57aae084f070	patch

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