Vulnerability in Linux
CVE-2026-64182
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drivers/base/memory: fix memory block reference leak in poison accounting memblk_nr_poison_inc() and memblk_nr_poison_sub() look up a memory block via find_memory_block_by_id(), which acquires a reference to the memory block device. Both helpers use the returned memory block without dropping that reference, leaking the device reference on each successful lookup. Drop the reference after updating nr_hwpoison.
EPSS: 0.001 (1.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Linux — versions 5033091de814ab4b5623faed2755f3064e19e2d2, 6.2, 0
- Linux Linux_kernel — versions 7.1
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-64182?
- CVE-2026-64182 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-07-19.
- How severe is CVE-2026-64182?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.