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    "id": "CVE-2026-10663",
    "sourceURL": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-10663",
    "idYear": 2026,
    "status": "PUBLISHED",
    "publishedAt": "2026-07-12T16:16:48.576Z",
    "updatedAt": "2026-10-15T22:10:11.255Z",
    "importedAt": "2026-10-24T01:57:50.502Z",
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      "id": "cve_2026-10-24_midnight_baseline",
      "at": "2026-10-24T00:00:00.000Z",
      "source": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/releases/tag/cve_2026-10-24_0100Z"
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    "facts": {
      "title": "Use-after-free / double-free of the root USB device in the experimental USB host stack",
      "summary": "In Zephyr's experimental USB host stack (CONFIG_USB_HOST_STACK), usbh_device_disconnect() (subsys/usb/host/usbh_device.c) freed the root usb_device slab object without clearing the cached pointer ctx->root. The bus removal handler dev_removed_handler() (subsys/usb/host/usbh_core.c) decides what to tear down solely from ctx->root, checking only that it is non-NULL.\n\nBecause UHC controller drivers (e.g. uhc_max3421e, uhc_mcux_common) synthesize UHC_EVT_DEV_REMOVED directly from physical bus line state with no debounce or state guard, an attacker with physical USB access (or a rogue device that bounces its connection) can deliver a second device-removed event after a root device disconnect. The handler then re-enters usbh_device_disconnect() with the dangling pointer, locking a mutex inside the freed object (use-after-free), removing the freed node from the device list, and calling k_mem_slab_free() on the already-freed block (double-free). If the slab block has been reissued to a newly attached device in between, this corrupts a live object.\n\nImpact is denial of service (crash) and memory corruption; the attack vector is physical/local. The flaw was introduced in v4.4.0 by the connect/disconnect refactor and is fixed by clearing ctx->root in usbh_device_disconnect() before freeing.",
      "affected": [
        {
          "vendor": "zephyrproject",
          "product": "zephyr",
          "packageName": "zephyr",
          "collectionURL": "https://github.com/zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr",
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "versions": [
            {
              "version": "4.4.0",
              "status": "affected",
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              "lessThan": "4.4.2"
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