CVE-2026-23196

Medium

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.

SeverityMedium

CVSS5.5

Exploit probability2. percentile0.1%

Product

Linux Kernel

PublishedFeb 14, 2026

First seenFeb 14, 2026

Weakness typeCWE-476NULL pointer dereference

How to fix

Update

linux linux_kernel6.18.10 or later

Patches

git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e84a807c98a71f767fd1f609637bc5944f916cb
git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9a917998d172ec117f9e9de1919174153c0ace4

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
linux linux_kernel	6.14 ≤ v < 6.18.10, 6.19	6.18.10

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