What is CVE-2026-64179?

CVE-2026-64179 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability, affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.14 onward and patched in 5.15.209, 6.1.175, 6.6.142 and others. CVE-2026-64179 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-64179?

CVE-2026-64179 has a CVSS score of pending NVD analysis out of 10, rated awaiting scoring severity.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-64179?

Yes, CVE-2026-64179 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.209, 6.1.175, 6.6.142 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.14 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2026-64179 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-64179 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2026-64179

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: wwan: iosm: fix potential memory leaks in ipc_imem_init() The memory allocated in ipc_protocol_init() is not freed on the error paths that follow in ipc_imem_init(). Fix that by calling the corresponding release function ipc_protocol_deinit() in the error path.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2026-07-19

Last modified 2026-07-19

Patch available

Yes

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 5.14 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.15.209, 6.1.175, 6.6.142, 6.12.92, 6.18.34, 7.0.11, 7.1 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.14

Fixed in

✓ 5.15.209 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.175 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.142 6.6.x ✓ 6.12.92 6.12.x ✓ 6.18.34 6.18.x ✓ 7.0.11 7.0.x ✓ 7.1

References

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-64179?

CVE-2026-64179 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.14 onward and has been patched in 5.15.209, 6.1.175, 6.6.142 and others. CVE-2026-64179 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-64179?

Yes — CVE-2026-64179 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.209, 6.1.175, 6.6.142 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.14 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2026-64179 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2026-64179 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.