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CVE-2026-68358: hwmon: (nzxt-kraken3) Stop device IO before calling hid_hw_stop

• Severity: unknown
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-08-10 · updated 2026-08-17

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hwmon: (nzxt-kraken3) Stop device IO before calling hid_hw_stop Calling hid_hw_stop() does not stop the device IO. This results in a race condition between hid_input_report() and the point immediately following the execution of hid_device_io_start() within the driver probe function. If the probe operation fails after "io start" has been initiated, this race condition will result in a UAF vulnerability. Fix the problem by calling hid_device_io_stop() before calling hid_hw_stop().

Affected products

• Linux kernel: 6.9 — fixed in 7.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 7.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/305c23993e43db9a3681978691b1f9f2a1b26299
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8cb282c34d582afcca7b1bae7c7bcd5204fd03d6
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc73b0dfeab8dc0fe73e29c4401d032279e23efd
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f151d0143ac4e086f92f52328ebdbdc50933d8ef

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