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CVE-2026-64345
Linux Linux — usb: gadget: f_printer: take kref only for successful open
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
L L L N U N N H 5.5 .0012 1.8 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
Linux e8d5f92b8d30bb4ade76494490c3c065e12411b1 – —
Linux 5.10 – 5.10.261
TIMELINE
Jul 19 Reserved by Linux
Jul 25 Published (CNA: Linux)
Sep 3 ENRICHED — CVE-2026-64345 (Linux). Received CVSS 5.5 and CPE data from NVD.
Description
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.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
| July 19, 2026 | Reserved | Reserved by Linux |
| July 25, 2026 | Published | Published (CNA: Linux) |
| September 3, 2026 | ENRICHED | ENRICHED — CVE-2026-64345 (Linux). Received CVSS 5.5 and CPE data from NVD. |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 2 rows
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
| Linux | Linux | — | e8d5f92b8d30bb4ade76494490c3c065e12411b1 | — |
| Linux | Linux | — | 5.10 | 5.10.261 |
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This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2026-64345 from the CVE Program record, NVD enrichment, the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS, and OSV advisories. The box score's numbers (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status) are current as of Sunday, October 4, 2026 UTC and are re-derived as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record. The authoritative source for this identifier is cve.org.