In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
can: peak_usb: peak_usb_start(): fix double free of transfer buffer on URB submit error
In peak_usb_start(), each RX URB transfer buffer is allocated with kmalloc() and the URB is flagged URB_FREE_BUFFER so that the final usb_free_urb() also frees the transfer buffer.
If usb_submit_urb() fails, the error path frees the buffer explicitly with kfree(buf) and then calls usb_free_urb(urb). Because URB_FREE_BUFFER is set, usb_free_urb() -> urb_destroy() frees the same buffer a second time, a double free of the transfer buffer.
BUG: KASAN: double-free in usb_free_urb.part.0+0x91/0xb0 Free of addr ffff8881069ccb80 by task trigger.sh/285
Call Trace: kfree+0x113/0x3c0 usb_free_urb.part.0+0x91/0xb0
Drop the redundant kfree(buf); usb_free_urb() already releases the transfer buffer. This mirrors commit 03819abbeb11 ("net: usb: lan78xx: Fix double free issue with interrupt buffer allocation").
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linuxUpgrade linux-6.12 | Aug 26, 2026 | Aug 26, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Aug 19, 2026 | Aug 15, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-5.15Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-azure-fde-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-image-intel-iotg-5.15Upgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04bUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1100-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1111-ibmUpgrade linux-image-gcp-fips-5.15Upgrade linux-image-oem-20.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1123-azureUpgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1117-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-azure-fde-5.15Upgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-intelUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1114-oracleUpgrade linux-image-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1117-awsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1112-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-aws-fips-5.15Upgrade linux-image-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-generic-5.15Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-5.15Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1112-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1109-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-195-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04cUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-198-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-5.15Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-6.8Upgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-oracle-5.15Upgrade linux-image-ibm-5.15Upgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1117-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-gke-5.15Upgrade linux-image-kvm-5.15Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1116-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-198-genericUpgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-azure-fips-5.15Upgrade linux-image-fipsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1112-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-image-azure-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1118-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1113-gkeUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1118-gcpUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1080-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1036-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-198-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-azure-cvmUpgrade linux-image-gkeop-5.15Upgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rt-6.8Upgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04dUpgrade linux-image-fips-5.15Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-virtual-5.15Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-5.15Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1036-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-intel-iot-realtime-5.15Upgrade linux-image-gcp-5.15Upgrade linux-image-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-realtime-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1122-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-195-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1123-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-xilinx-zynqmp-5.15Upgrade linux-image-azure-5.15Upgrade linux-image-aws-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-198-fipsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1109-kvmUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-aws-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-aws-64k-5.15 | Oct 6, 2026 | Oct 6, 2026 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Aug 21, 2026 | Aug 15, 2026 |
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