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CVE-2026-43152: HID: hid-pl: handle probe errors

• 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: 2026-05-06 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: hid-pl: handle probe errors Errors in init must be reported back or we'll follow a NULL pointer the first time FF is used.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: from 2.6.21 before 5.10.252; from 5.11 before 5.15.202; from 5.16 before 6.1.165; from 6.2 before 6.6.128; from 6.7 before 6.12.75; from 6.13 before 6.18.16 — fixed in 5.10.252, 5.15.202, 6.1.165, 6.12.75, 6.18.16, 6.19.6

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 5.10.252, 5.15.202, 6.1.165, 6.12.75. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/04e50f45b5175bb90a06f5003113cb4ed6ba44c2
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1d46d07458dba369daf61fb643d40a62c8423d8e
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3756a272d2cf356d2203da8474d173257f5f8521
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/449004434e1f55be85604b2645f2d07c4a92fe53
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78df3de826668fe842c6061a91bc1ed68f493e80
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d2f4fdf134e7398847417b25743e1e04928c7d7
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a84149337eb5e716e6d59f48ff0374dae8d8b2b
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/926e6715b48b575ed7754bf163a67686bb2eb111

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