CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-68182

Low risk· EPSS 10%
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.20%

10th percentile - higher than 10% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel comedi_parport driver, there is an issue with premature interrupts that can lead to a general protection fault. The fix changes the initialization order in parport_attach() so hardware registers are initialized before requesting the interrupt, and adds a test in the interrupt handler to ensure the comedi device is fully attached.

Risk Assessment

Premature interrupts can cause system crashes or instability, especially when using an I/O port base address not backed by real hardware.

Recommendation

Apply a kernel update containing this fix to prevent premature interrupts and related crashes.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: comedi: comedi_parport: deal with premature interrupt Syzbot reported a general protection fault in `comedi_get_is_subdevice_running()`, which was called from the interrupt handler `parport_interrupt()` in the "comedi_parport" driver, but it does not currently have a C reproducer for the problem. It's probably due to a premature interrupt for one of two reasons: 1. The driver sets up the interrupt handler before the comedi subdevices used by the interrupt handler have been allocated, but does not disable the interrupt in the parallel port's CTRL register first. 2. The driver uses a user-supplied I/O port base address which Syzbot would have supplied, but it might not be backed by real parallel port hardware. Change the initialization order in the driver's comedi "attach" handler (`parport_attach()`) so that the hardware registers are initialized before the interrupt handler is requested. This should prevent premature interrupts occurring for real hardware. Also add a test to the interrupt handler to ensure the comedi device is fully attached and return early if it isn't.

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