CVE-2026-63821
CVE.org · Published
- Record status
- Published
- Identifier year (not publication year)
- 2026
- Source publication
- Source updated
- Imported by cveboard
- Source snapshot
- cve_2026-10-24_midnight_baseline ·
CNA source text (English)
wifi: rtw88: usb: fix memory leaks on USB write failures
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: rtw88: usb: fix memory leaks on USB write failures When rtw_usb_write_port() fails to submit a USB Request Block (URB) (e.g., due to device disconnect or ENOMEM), the completion callback is never executed. Currently, the driver ignores the return value of rtw_usb_write_port() in rtw_usb_write_data() and rtw_usb_tx_agg_skb(). Because these functions rely on the completion callback to free the socket buffers (skbs) and the transaction control block (txcb), a submission failure results in: 1. A memory leak of the allocated skb in rtw_usb_write_data(). 2. A memory leak of the txcb structure and all aggregated skbs in rtw_usb_tx_agg_skb(). Fix this by checking the return value of rtw_usb_write_port(). If it fails, explicitly free the skb in rtw_usb_write_data(), and properly purge the tx_ack_queue and free the txcb in rtw_usb_tx_agg_skb(). The issue was discovered in practice during device disconnect/reconnect scenarios and memory pressure conditions. Tested by verifying normal TX operation continues after the fix without regressions.
Scoped product and version facts
Fix information unknown; no fixed version is derived here. Missing information does not prove that no fix exists.
Exploitation unknown; this catalogue does not assess exploitation.
Linux
- Vendor
- Linux
- Product
- Linux
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
unaffected
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a82dfd33d1237f6c0fb8a7077022189d1fc7ec98 | affected | git | 2b2060c2075a72bc2de43ce5e1b9347d6c5e27bb | Unavailable | None listed |
| a82dfd33d1237f6c0fb8a7077022189d1fc7ec98 | affected | git | 53fed4061a09755de99c89fdc7fae5b794da455f | Unavailable | None listed |
| a82dfd33d1237f6c0fb8a7077022189d1fc7ec98 | affected | git | 200d58c851b8f63f77a05570072dd20f79bc3681 | Unavailable | None listed |
| a82dfd33d1237f6c0fb8a7077022189d1fc7ec98 | affected | git | 8206d173d18ef5a077423119f4e9a93cb3a6f4eb | Unavailable | None listed |
| a82dfd33d1237f6c0fb8a7077022189d1fc7ec98 | affected | git | 6b964941bbfe6e0f18b1a5e008486dbb62df440a | Unavailable | None listed |
Linux
- Vendor
- Linux
- Product
- Linux
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
affected
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.2 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| 0 | unaffected | semver | 6.2 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 6.6.144 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 6.6.* | None listed |
| 6.12.95 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 6.12.* | None listed |
| 6.18.38 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 6.18.* | None listed |
| 7.1.3 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 7.1.* | None listed |
| 7.2 | unaffected | original_commit_for_fix | Unavailable | * | None listed |