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CVE-2026-23196: HID: Intel-thc-hid: Intel-thc: Add safety check for reading DMA buffer

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-02-14 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-476

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: Intel-thc-hid: Intel-thc: Add safety check for reading DMA buffer Add DMA buffer readiness check before reading DMA buffer to avoid unexpected NULL pointer accessing.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: from 6.14 before 6.18.10; 6.19-rc1, 6.19-rc2, 6.19-rc3, 6.19-rc4 — fixed in 6.18.10

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 6.18.10. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e84a807c98a71f767fd1f609637bc5944f916cb
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9a917998d172ec117f9e9de1919174153c0ace4

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