Vulnerability in Linux
CVE-2026-64345
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: gadget: f_printer: take kref only for successful open printer_open() returns -EBUSY when the character device is already open, but it increments dev->kref regardless of the return value. VFS does not call ->release() for a failed open, so every rejected second open permanently leaks one reference. Move kref_get() into the successful-open branch.
EPSS: 0.001 (2.3th 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 5.10, e8d5f92b8d30bb4ade76494490c3c065e12411b1, 7.2
- Linux Linux_kernel — versions 7.2
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-64345?
- CVE-2026-64345 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-07-25.
- How severe is CVE-2026-64345?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.