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GHSA-2CVR-CMJ4-CJRX

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-19 12:30 – Updated: 2026-07-19 12:30

Details

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.

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  "modified": "2026-07-19T12:30:24Z",
  "published": "2026-07-19T12:30:23Z",
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CVE-2026-63821 (GCVE-0-2026-63821)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-19 12:02 – Updated: 2026-07-19 12:02

Title

wifi: rtw88: usb: fix memory leaks on USB write failures

Summary

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.

Severity

No CVSS data available.

Assigner

Linux

References

5 references

URL	Tags
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b2060c2075a72bc2…
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/53fed4061a09755de…
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/200d58c851b8f63f7…
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8206d173d18ef5a07…
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b964941bbfe6e0f1…

Impacted products

2 products

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Linux	Linux	Affected: 6.2 Unaffected: 0 , < 6.2 (semver) Unaffected: 6.6.144 , ≤ 6.6.* (semver) Unaffected: 6.12.95 , ≤ 6.12.* (semver) Unaffected: 6.18.38 , ≤ 6.18.* (semver) Unaffected: 7.1.3 , ≤ 7.1.* (semver) Unaffected: 7.2-rc1 , ≤ * (original_commit_for_fix)

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CVE-2026-63821 (GCVE-0-2026-63821)

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