# CVE-2026-64179 — Linux

> As of 2026-07-19, CVE-2026-64179 is a vulnerability in Linux, EPSS 0.1% (5.6th percentile). No Threadlinqs-tracked threat campaign has been attributed to CVE-2026-64179 as of 2026-07-19; the identifier is re-checked against the Threadlinqs threat corpus on every daily ingest.

**Last updated:** 2026-07-19

## What is 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.

1 affected-product entry is recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 78 days ago.

## Severity and exploitation probability

- **EPSS (FIRST):** 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 5.6% of all scored CVEs
- **CISA KEV:** Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
- **Threadlinqs priority:** 0.2/10 — a Threadlinqs composite of the CVSS base score, the EPSS percentile and public exploit availability
- **Published:** 2026-07-19

## Is CVE-2026-64179 being exploited?

It currently carries a trending score of 31 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.

## Affected products and versions

- [Linux](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/vendors/linux): Linux

## How to fix CVE-2026-64179

No vendor patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-64179 in the tracked sources. Follow the references below for a fix, and treat the products listed above as exposed until the vendor states otherwise.

## Threat activity tracking CVE-2026-64179

No threat campaign in the Threadlinqs corpus currently references CVE-2026-64179, in its CVE list or as an indicator. The linkage is recomputed from the live corpus on every daily ingest, so this section fills in as soon as a tracked campaign cites the identifier.

## Sources

Enriched from CVE.org, NVD, FIRST EPSS. Last verified by Threadlinqs on 2026-07-21. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

**Other references**

- [git.kernel.org](https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1a4d57847813fae42fbb7eb35f2dd48b9cff8a9)
- [git.kernel.org (ba6d8643019c33428f7c0658863e80e0b04a70f4)](https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba6d8643019c33428f7c0658863e80e0b04a70f4)
- [git.kernel.org (6f63a60580ebdd9a1f22f89a84814d1fefe16b1c)](https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f63a60580ebdd9a1f22f89a84814d1fefe16b1c)
- [git.kernel.org (583fd5a8fc797c8ecf2e1a7b923740c5e5734e85)](https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/583fd5a8fc797c8ecf2e1a7b923740c5e5734e85)
- [git.kernel.org (ffb6dbb49c96be82f07c7b112e3ebc3e6fdd8dd5)](https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ffb6dbb49c96be82f07c7b112e3ebc3e6fdd8dd5)

_Showing 5 of 7 recorded references._

Canonical: https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2026-64179
Full detection coverage and IOCs for threats exploiting CVE-2026-64179 via the Threadlinqs MCP server (Purple tier): https://intel.threadlinqs.com/mcp