# CVE-2026-64338: USB: misc: uss720: unregister parport on probe failure

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.10.261, 5.15.212, 6.1.178, 6.6.145, 4.20, and 2 more
- Published: 2026-07-25 · Updated: 2026-08-17

## Affected

- Linux: from 5.10.221, fixed in 5.10.261; from 5.15.162, fixed in 5.15.212; from 6.1.96, fixed in 6.1.178; from 6.6.36, fixed in 6.6.145; from 4.19.317, fixed in 4.20; from 5.4.279, fixed in 5.5; from 6.9.7, fixed in 6.10
- Linux: 6.10

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: USB: misc: uss720: unregister parport on probe failure uss720_probe() registers a parport before reading the 1284 register used to detect unsupported Belkin F5U002 adapters. If get_1284_register() fails, the error path drops the driver private data and the USB device reference, but leaves the parport device registered. Leaving the port registered is more than a private allocation leak: parport_register_port() has already reserved a parport number and registered the parport bus device, while pp->private_data still points at the private data that the common error path is about to release. Undo the pre-announce registration in the get_1284_register() failure branch before jumping to the common private-data cleanup path. Clear priv->pp first, matching the disconnect path and avoiding a stale pointer in the private data. This issue was identified during our ongoing static-analysis research while reviewing kernel code.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.10.261, 5.15.212, 6.1.178, 6.6.145, 4.20) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6bbb98bec71b577fda4f4b48f7aea5874b04a576
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/93563243377f8e9b46cc94d9c4f06533dd31b141
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1712fd71a5aaf81e47c747f180535fa963ad7830
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b3073f40cc9f95d5ff0037eb0a06f5c1725a7ea
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e62d7857fd51b908b8371062ee839739a086bbe
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/729b68a5bad71220ae0914c8bdab9488ad5be6c8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/48dd0b2ec9f2e97c486eb68cd0a64b25c1c3df3e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b4ecbdc4f8830f5586c4a5cfc384c00f20f8f8b3

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