CVE-2026-64465: Linux kernel · usb: xhci: Fix sleep in atomic context in xhci_free_streams()
Affects Linux kernelSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited.
Data as of 3 Nov 2026, 18:29 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA
Thin evidence
One scorer or noneExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 25 Jul 2026
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 3 Nov 2026.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: xhci: Fix sleep in atomic context in xhci_free_streams() When a USB device with active stream endpoints is disconnected, xhci_free_streams() is called from the hub_event workqueue to free the stream resources. It calls xhci_free_stream_info() while holding xhci->lock with irqs disabled. xhci_free_stream_info() invokes xhci_free_stream_ctx(), which calls dma_free_coherent() for large stream context arrays. dma_free_coherent() can sleep (e.g. via vunmap), triggering a BUG when called from atomic context. Call trace: dma_free_attrs+0x174/0x220 xhci_free_stream_info+0xd0/0x11c xhci_free_streams+0x278/0x37c usb_free_streams+0x98/0xc0 usb_unbind_interface+0x1b8/0x2f8 device_release_driver_internal+0x1d4/0x2cc device_release_driver+0x18/0x28 bus_remove_device+0x160/0x1a4 device_del+0x1ec/0x350 usb_disable_device+0x98/0x214 usb_disconnect+0xf0/0x35c hub_event+0xab4/0x19ec process_one_work+0x278/0x63c Fix this by saving the stream_info pointers and clearing the ep references under the lock, then calling xhci_free_stream_info() outside the lock where sleeping is allowed.
References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/e623e4a203f56d5c57519a9a3cb29600551534ad (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/d107eb316144c5fb958486e7fe604cd7f1b35cda (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e45aa722c4ce5663e987102aac18c8ad6a83fdd (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/10666ac9c552990204e791af653abf8e9d9ff619 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7b022ae07685e7526fc39f387ce65b5d309dd3b (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f90586129cf9e1fbdb718ef602eea3f15dc1c31c (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/93cd037da94fcb93183bfb2457e3a56d3eb4c8f4 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/42c37c4b75d38b51d84f31a8e29427f5e06a7c2a (opens in a new tab)