CVE detail
CVE-2026-63821
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.
Buzz score
Why this CVE is surfacing
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Buzz score components · mention 19.5 · diversity 10.0 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
Why it matters now
Mention timeline
- Total mentions
- 6
- within the 30d window
- Peak daily
- 5
- highest bucket
Evidence
Source links by recency
6 source links · newest first
Information published.
vendormsrc.microsoft.comJul 20, 2026, 8:06 AMNo excerpt available.
Patchgit.kernel.orgJul 19, 2026, 12:16 PMNo excerpt available.
Patchgit.kernel.orgJul 19, 2026, 12:16 PMNo excerpt available.
Patchgit.kernel.orgJul 19, 2026, 12:16 PMNo excerpt available.
Patchgit.kernel.orgJul 19, 2026, 12:16 PMNo excerpt available.
Patchgit.kernel.orgJul 19, 2026, 12:16 PM
Exploit code
Public exploit repository references
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