CVE-2026-64344: Linux kernel · USB: idmouse: fix use-after-free on disconnect race
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:16 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 2% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 25 Jul 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: 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 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
A fix has been implemented in the Linux kernel source to address this issue by using kref for driver data release instead of relying on mutex_unlock() for object lifetime management. Users should update to the fixed kernel versions once available.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: USB: idmouse: fix use-after-free on disconnect race mutex_unlock() may access the mutex structure after releasing the lock and therefore cannot be used to manage lifetime of objects directly (unlike spinlocks and refcounts). [1][2] Use a kref to release the driver data to avoid use-after-free in mutex_unlock() when release() races with disconnect(). [1] a51749ab34d9 ("locking/mutex: Document that mutex_unlock() is non-atomic") [2] 2b9d9e0a9ba0 ("locking/mutex: Clarify that mutex_unlock(), and most other sleeping locks, can still use the lock object after it's unlocked")
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-64344 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/31e75fed8f90cfea9f8285e7ed135b0e452bf872 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/54c2b7356b4aeea467f9fb13b85e9e036bc428cb (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/60fc5ef4ecea3e3d1fe556cecf53ddd13096ef09 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d53b14ad4ccbff6d306b3a39c812303f4a87d41 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0f61acb51a8c8f3fd41c303ddb7770cd83e7ed4 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/e88cff5fbaa629f3cab45c8b46f395d62c2eb515 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f62622e947f82a3854a8502d09492ffbdeb252b4 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff002c153f9722caece3983cc23dc4d9d4652cb4 (opens in a new tab)