CVE-2026-64473: linux
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-64473 is a vulnerability in linux with no CVSS score yet. EPSS estimates a 0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 6.6% of scored vulnerabilities.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 21 · Related 21Timeline
- 25-07-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 17-08-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vfio: Remove device debugfs before releasing devres VFIO device debugfs files created with debugfs_create_devm_seqfile() store a devres allocated debugfs_devm_entry as inode private data. vfio_unregister_group_dev() currently calls vfio_device_del() before vfio_device_debugfs_exit(), but device_del() releases devres. This can leave debugfs entries visible with stale inode private data while unregister waits for userspace references to drain. Remove the per-device debugfs tree before vfio_device_del(). The debugfs view is diagnostic only, so losing it at the start of unregister is preferable to preserving entries whose backing storage may already have been released. Complete the teardown by clearing the per-device debugfs root after removal. This matches the global debugfs root cleanup and prevents future users from mistaking a removed dentry for a live debugfs tree during the remainder of unregister.
CVSS metrics
Risk metrics not yet published.
EPSS trend
Probability
0.18%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
7%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.18% on 21-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Ubuntu142 products
- linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 6.8.0-147.147 | < 7.0.0-31.31
- linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 6.8.0-1067.70 | < 7.0.0-1012.12
- linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Debian2 products
- linux< 6.12.96-1 | < 7.1.4-1
- linux-6.12< 6.12.100-1~deb12u1
Linux1 product
- linux≥ 2202844e4468c7539dba0c0b06577c93735af952, < 6cc60b41d61657dc469893d14e8e55d160056ff1 | ≥ 2202844e4468c7539dba0c0b06577c93735af952, < a53109ffb6b5148e11a27fb7670355b92db12dd3 | ≥ 2202844e4468c7539dba0c0b06577c93735af952, < a5df401dc84f091e20b045560569f0736758fea7 | ≥ 2202844e4468c7539dba0c0b06577c93735af952, < dc7fe87de492ea7f33a72b78d26650b75bf37f4f | 6.8
3 vendors · 145 products