CVE-2026-23196

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.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e84a807c98a71f767fd1f609637bc5944f916cb	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9a917998d172ec117f9e9de1919174153c0ace4	Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc1::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc2::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc3::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc4::::::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-02-14 17:15

Updated : 2026-03-19 17:45

NVD link : CVE-2026-23196

Mitre link : CVE-2026-23196

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-23196

JSON object : View

Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference

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