Linux Kernel up to 6.18.38/7.1.3/7.2-rc2 Xhci Sideband xhci_ring_to_sgtable denial of service

| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.18.38/7.1.3/7.2-rc2 and classified as critical. The affected element is the function xhci_ring_to_sgtable of the component Xhci Sideband. The manipulation results in denial of service.
This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-64464. The attack needs to be approached locally. There is no available exploit.
Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.18.38/7.1.3/7.2-rc2. Affected is the function xhci_ring_to_sgtable of the component Xhci Sideband. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xhci: sideband: fix ring sg table pages leak xhci_ring_to_sgtable() allocates a temporary pages array and uses it to build the returned sg_table with sg_alloc_table_from_pages(). The error paths free the pages array, but the success path returns the sg_table without freeing it. This leaks the temporary array every time a sideband client gets an endpoint or event ring buffer. Free the pages array after sg_alloc_table_from_pages() succeeds. The returned sg_table has its own scatterlist entries and does not depend on the temporary array after construction.
The advisory is shared for download at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-64464 since 07/19/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.
Upgrading to version 6.18.39, 7.1.4 or 7.2-rc3 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 99d00a9e35e311a91d258029d5bb584377296c34/a3eaf82ff842d6ca95937ea584417e04828235a6/49f6e3c3ef19f04f6657ed8dce550e36c763abb8 is able to eliminate this problem.
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- 6.18.0
- 6.18.1
- 6.18.2
- 6.18.3
- 6.18.4
- 6.18.5
- 6.18.6
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- 6.18.8
- 6.18.9
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- 6.18.11
- 6.18.12
- 6.18.13
- 6.18.14
- 6.18.15
- 6.18.16
- 6.18.17
- 6.18.18
- 6.18.19
- 6.18.20
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- 6.18.31
- 6.18.32
- 6.18.33
- 6.18.34
- 6.18.35
- 6.18.36
- 6.18.37
- 6.18.38
- 7.1.0
- 7.1.1
- 7.1.2
- 7.1.3
- 7.2-rc1
- 7.2-rc2
License
Website
- Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3
VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploiting
Class: Denial of serviceCWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔒
Upgrade: Kernel 6.18.39/7.1.4/7.2-rc3
Patch: 99d00a9e35e311a91d258029d5bb584377296c34/a3eaf82ff842d6ca95937ea584417e04828235a6/49f6e3c3ef19f04f6657ed8dce550e36c763abb8
Timeline
07/19/2026 CVE reserved07/25/2026 Advisory disclosed
07/25/2026 VulDB entry created
07/25/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Vendor: kernel.orgAdvisory: git.kernel.org
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2026-64464 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-64464
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-383268
Entry
Created: 07/25/2026 19:04Changes: 07/25/2026 19:04 (58)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103
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