Double Free Affecting kernel-default-livepatch package, versions <6.4.0-150700.53.78.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.12% (3rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES157-KERNELDEFAULTLIVEPATCH-19285313
  • published27 Aug 2026
  • disclosed25 Aug 2026

Introduced: 25 Aug 2026

NewCVE-2026-64242  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-415  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.7 kernel-default-livepatch to version 6.4.0-150700.53.78.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-default-livepatch package and not the kernel-default-livepatch package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.7 relevant fixed versions and status.

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

usb: gadget: net2280: Fix double free in probe error path

usb_initialize_gadget() installs gadget_release() as the release callback for the embedded gadget device. The struct net2280 instance is therefore released through gadget_release() when the gadget device's last reference is dropped.

The probe error path calls net2280_remove(), which tears down the partially initialized device and drops the gadget reference with usb_put_gadget(). Calling kfree(dev) afterwards can free the same object again.

Drop the explicit kfree() and let the gadget device release callback handle the final free. This issue was found by a static analysis tool I am developing.

CVSS Base Scores

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