Vulnerability · Published Sep 24, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2026-93826HID: hidpp: fix potential UAF in hidpp_connect_event()

High 7.5

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 14% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 85.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

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().

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linux6.1.190-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-93826
Debian:13linux6.12.111-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-93826
Debian:14linux7.2.6-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-93826
Debian:12linux-6.126.12.111-1~deb12u1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux7.0.0-42.42UBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-aws7.0.0-1016.17UBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gcp7.0.0-1016.18UBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeopno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeopno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-7.07.0.0-42.42~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-ibm7.0.0-1017.17UBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotgno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-bosno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegrano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegrano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oem-7.07.0.0-1017.17UBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oracle7.0.0-1015.16UBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-riscv7.0.0-42.42.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-7.07.0.0-42.42.1~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-vmwareno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93826

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux c39e3d5fc9dd3e16c6f59dd94d827540040de66d – before e03fd646adad7f97fa4429ec5f38cee9bde5276ec39e3d5fc9dd3e16c6f59dd94d827540040de66d – before 5d7637f4d050d105177217e64b869f56f9825060c39e3d5fc9dd3e16c6f59dd94d827540040de66d – before 3b8b2e58b078cd30e121401535541bb8a6d57133c39e3d5fc9dd3e16c6f59dd94d827540040de66d – before 3303398cc2aa255ba251650a30024e11d48ea6c3c39e3d5fc9dd3e16c6f59dd94d827540040de66d – before 6df6b1f2c49678211f65647c300bc51dda02893b
Linux Linux 3.19

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