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Vulnerability Change Records for CVE-2026-64453

Change History

New CVE Received from kernel.org 7/25/2026 6:17:30 AM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added Description

                  
                
              
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

usb: misc: usbio: fix disconnect UAF in client teardown

usbio_disconnect() walks usbio->cli_list in reverse and uninitializes each
auxiliary device. auxiliary_device_uninit() drops the device reference, and
for an unbound child that can run usbio_auxdev_release() and free the
containing struct usbio_client.

list_for_each_entry_reverse() advances after the loop body by reading
client->link.prev. If the current client is freed by
auxiliary_device_uninit(), the iterator dereferences freed memory.

Use list_for_each_entry_safe_reverse() so the previous client is
cached before the body can drop the final reference. This preserves
reverse teardown order while keeping the next iterator cursor independent
of the current client's lifetime.

Validation reproduced this kernel report:
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in usbio_disconnect+0x12e/0x150

Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 dump_stack_lvl+0x66/0xa0
 print_report+0xce/0x630
 ? usbio_disconnect+0x12e/0x150
 ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5
 ? __virt_addr_valid+0x188/0x320
 ? usbio_disconnect+0x12e/0x150
 kasan_report+0xe0/0x110
 ? usbio_disconnect+0x12e/0x150
 usbio_disconnect+0x12e/0x150
 usb_unbind_interface+0xf3/0x400
 really_probe+0x316/0x660
 __driver_probe_device+0x106/0x240
 driver_probe_device+0x4a/0x110
 __device_attach_driver+0xf1/0x1a0
 ? __pfx___device_attach_driver+0x10/0x10
 bus_for_each_drv+0xf9/0x160
 ? __pfx_bus_for_each_drv+0x10/0x10
 ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5
 ? trace_hardirqs_on+0x18/0x130
 ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5
 ? _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x44/0x60
 __device_attach+0x133/0x2a0
 ? __pfx___device_attach+0x10/0x10
 ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5
 ? do_raw_spin_unlock+0x9a/0x100
 ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5
 device_initial_probe+0x55/0x70
 bus_probe_device+0x4a/0xd0
 device_add+0x9b9/0xc10
 ? __pfx_device_add+0x10/0x10
 ? _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x44/0x60
 ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5
 ? lockdep_hardirqs_on_prepare+0xea/0x1a0
 ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5
 ? usb_enable_lpm+0x3c/0x260
 usb_set_configuration+0xb64/0xf20
 usb_generic_driver_probe+0x5f/0x90
 usb_probe_device+0x71/0x1b0
 really_probe+0x46b/0x660
 __driver_probe_device+0x106/0x240
 driver_probe_device+0x4a/0x110
 __device_attach_driver+0xf1/0x1a0
 ? __pfx___device_attach_driver+0x10/0x10
 bus_for_each_drv+0xf9/0x160
 ? __pfx_bus_for_each_drv+0x10/0x10
 ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5
 ? trace_hardirqs_on+0x18/0x130
 ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5
 ? _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x44/0x60
 __device_attach+0x133/0x2a0
 ? __pfx___device_attach+0x10/0x10
 ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5
 ? do_raw_spin_unlock+0x9a/0x100
 ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5
 device_initial_probe+0x55/0x70
 bus_probe_device+0x4a/0xd0
 device_add+0x9b9/0xc10
 ? __pfx_device_add+0x10/0x10
 ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5
 ? add_device_randomness+0xb7/0xf0
 usb_new_device+0x492/0x870
 hub_event+0x1b10/0x29c0
 ? __pfx_hub_event+0x10/0x10
 ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5
 ? lock_acquire+0x187/0x300
 ? process_one_work+0x475/0xb90
 ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5
 ? lock_release+0xc8/0x290
 ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5
 process_one_work+0x4d7/0xb90
 ? __pfx_process_one_work+0x10/0x10
 ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5
 ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5
 ? __list_add_valid_or_report+0x37/0xf0
 ? __pfx_hub_event+0x10/0x10
 ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5
 worker_thread+0x2d8/0x570
 ? __pfx_worker_thread+0x10/0x10
 kthread+0x1ad/0x1f0
 ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10
 ret_from_fork+0x3c9/0x540
 ? __pfx_ret_from_fork+0x10/0x10
 ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5
 ? __switch_to+0x2e9/0x730
 ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10
 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30
 </TASK>
Added Reference

                  
                
              
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0bfeec21984fedd32987f4e4c0cde34b445af404
Added Reference

                  
                
              
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1947b6411460d68b54b13c536961933166937d05
Added Reference

                  
                
              
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c40090f8d19b415e2925b22be964b5d1f695666f
Added Affected

                  
                
              
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