Buffer overflow in Linux
CVE-2026-64145
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: wilc1000: fix dma_buffer leak on bus acquire failure wilc_wlan_firmware_download() allocates dma_buffer with kmalloc() at the top of the function and uses a 'fail:' label to free it via kfree(dma_buffer) on error. All later error paths correctly use 'goto fail' to route through this cleanup. However, the early failure path after the first acquire_bus() call uses a bare 'return ret;', which leaks dma_buffer whenever the bus acquire fails. Replace the early return with goto fail so the existing cleanup path runs. Found via a custom Coccinelle semantic patch hunting for kmalloc'd locals leaked on early-return error paths in driver firmware-download code.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.001 (2.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Linux — versions 1241c5650ff7a0236cebb89acca8aade48839fd6, 6.13, 0
- Linux Linux_kernel — versions 7.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-64145?
- CVE-2026-64145 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-07-19.
- How severe is CVE-2026-64145?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.