CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-93826

HighCVSS 7.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.22%

11th percentile - higher than 11% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel HID hidpp driver, if input_register_device() fails, input_free_device() is called but a stale pointer to the old device remains in hidpp->input, potentially leading to a use-after-free. The fix resets it to NULL before returning from hidpp_connect_event().

Risk Assessment

A use-after-free in kernel context can lead to memory corruption, system crash, or potential privilege escalation. This affects systems with HID devices handled by the hidpp driver.

Recommendation

Update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: hidpp: fix potential UAF in hidpp_connect_event() If input_register_device() fails, we call input_free_device(), but keep stale pointer to the old device in hidpp->input, which could potentially lead to UAF. Fix that by resetting it to NULL before returning from hidpp_connect_event().

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