CVE-2026-68361

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hwmon: (corsair-psu) Stop device IO before calling hid_hw_stop 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 corsairpsu_probe(). If the probe operation fails after "io start" has been initiated, this race condition will result in a uaf vulnerability [1]. CPU0 CPU1 ==== ==== corsairpsu_probe() hid_device_io_start() ... unlock driver_input_lock hid_hw_stop() kfree(hidraw) __hid_input_report() ... acquire driver_input_lock hid_report_raw_event() hidraw_report_event() ... access hidraw's list_lock // trigger uaf Consequently, when corsairpsu_probe() fails and hid_hw_stop() needs to be executed, the io_started flag is first cleared while holding the driver_input_lock to prevent potential race conditions involving input reports. [1] BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in rt_spin_lock+0x83/0x400 kernel/locking/spinlock_rt.c:56 Call Trace: hidraw_report_event+0x5d/0x3a0 drivers/hid/hidraw.c:577 hid_report_raw_event+0x311/0x1730 drivers/hid/hid-core.c:2076 __hid_input_report drivers/hid/hid-core.c:2152 [inline] hid_input_report+0x44e/0x580 drivers/hid/hid-core.c:2174 hid_irq_in+0x47e/0x6d0 drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-core.c:286 __usb_hcd_giveback_urb+0x3b3/0x5e0 drivers/usb/core/hcd.c:1657 dummy_timer+0x8a9/0x47d0 drivers/usb/gadget/udc/dummy_hcd.c:2005 Allocated by task 10: hidraw_connect+0x57/0x430 drivers/hid/hidraw.c:606 hid_connect+0x5bf/0x19d0 drivers/hid/hid-core.c:2277 hid_hw_start+0xa8/0x120 drivers/hid/hid-core.c:2387 corsairpsu_probe+0xd9/0x3c0 drivers/hwmon/corsair-psu.c:782 Freed by task 10: hidraw_disconnect+0x4f/0x60 drivers/hid/hidraw.c:662 hid_disconnect drivers/hid/hid-core.c:2362 [inline] hid_hw_stop+0x101/0x1e0 drivers/hid/hid-core.c:2407 corsairpsu_probe+0x327/0x3c0 drivers/hwmon/corsair-psu.c:826 Fix the problem by calling hid_device_io_stop() before calling hid_hw_stop(). [groeck: Updated subject and description; call hid_device_io_stop() only if IO has been started]

Package Linux Kernel
Published 2026-08-10
Last modified 2026-08-19
Patch available
Yes

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 5.11 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.15.216, 6.1.183, 6.6.148, 6.12.101, 6.18.42, 7.1.6, 7.2 and their respective stable series.

Affected from
≥ 5.11
Fixed in
✓ 5.15.216 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.183 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.148 6.6.x ✓ 6.12.101 6.12.x ✓ 6.18.42 6.18.x ✓ 7.1.6 7.1.x ✓ 7.2

Frequently asked questions

  • What is CVE-2026-68361?

    CVE-2026-68361 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.11 onward and has been patched in 5.15.216, 6.1.183, 6.6.148 and others. CVE-2026-68361 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

  • Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-68361?

    Yes. CVE-2026-68361 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.216, 6.1.183, 6.6.148 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.11 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

  • Is CVE-2026-68361 actively exploited?

    No. CVE-2026-68361 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.