CVE-2024-26964: Linux kernel · usb: xhci: Add error handling in xhci_map_urb_for_dma
Affects Linux kernelSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium · fixed in 5.15.0-1065.71~20.04.1 : update Linux kernel when convenient.
Data as of 12 Nov 2026, 19:03 UTC
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 5.15.0-1065.71~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1068.77~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1065.73~20.04.1 +39
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 1 May 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 12 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.
Patches and advisories
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6816-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6817-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6817-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6817-3 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6878-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6898-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6898-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6898-3 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6898-4 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6917-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6919-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6927-1 (opens in a new tab)
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
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Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinuxpkg:deb/ubuntu/linux?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threats | Affected
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Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinux-awspkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-aws?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threats | Affected
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Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinux-azurepkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-azure?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinux-gcppkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-gcp?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinux-gkepkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-gke?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threats | Affected
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Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinux-ibmpkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-ibm?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threats | Affected
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AI-suggested
This vulnerability has been fixed in Linux kernel versions 5.15.0-1048.55 and later related releases. Users should update to these fixed versions to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation is required beyond applying the official patches.
Description
A vulnerability in the Linux kernel's xHCI USB driver (xhci_map_urb_for_dma) could cause a system crash due to improper error handling when memory allocation fails. Specifically, if kzalloc_node() fails to allocate memory, a subsequent memcpy operation attempts to copy to a NULL pointer, leading to a denial of service. This issue has been fixed in multiple Linux kernel versions starting from 5.15.0-1048.55 and related releases.
References
- ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-26964 (opens in a new tab)
- cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-26964 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/linus/be95cc6d71dfd0cba66e3621c65413321b398052 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a49d24fdec0a802aa686a567a3989a9fdf4e5dd (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/b2c898469dfc388f619c6c972a28466cbb1442ea (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/620b6cf2f1a270f48d38e6b8ce199c1acb3e90f4 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/962300a360d24c5be5a188cda48da58a37e4304d (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/7b6cc33593d7ccfc3011b290849cfa899db46757 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/be95cc6d71dfd0cba66e3621c65413321b398052 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6816-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6817-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6817-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6817-3 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6878-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6898-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6898-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6898-3 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6898-4 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6917-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6919-1 (opens in a new tab)