CVE-2026-68443
hwmon: (gigabyte_waterforce) Stop device IO before calling hid_hw_stop
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hwmon: (gigabyte_waterforce) 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().
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 12, 2026, 12:17 a.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 12, 2026, 12:17 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
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Solution
- Call hid_device_io_stop() before hid_hw_stop().
- Stop device IO before calling hid_hw_stop().
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New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Aug. 12, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Affected [{'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '42ac68e3d4ba06ad17bc56b790dbccc37e76e0ba', 'lessThan': 'a855f678ba37ef82c4dd22926ad740ecfb8dbedf', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '42ac68e3d4ba06ad17bc56b790dbccc37e76e0ba', 'lessThan': 'f36e12cc8cfe996d627b8a82bd9df9e43270f6e2', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '42ac68e3d4ba06ad17bc56b790dbccc37e76e0ba', 'lessThan': '0842e9faab04f784d01125085195031252ff9695', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '42ac68e3d4ba06ad17bc56b790dbccc37e76e0ba', 'lessThan': 'ff0c5c53d08274e200b48a4d53aa078265e873cb', 'versionType': 'git'}], 'programFiles': ['drivers/hwmon/gigabyte_waterforce.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '6.8'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '0', 'lessThan': '6.8', 'versionType': 'semver'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.12.101', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.12.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.18.42', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.18.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.1.6', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '7.1.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.2-rc5', 'versionType': 'original_commit_for_fix', 'lessThanOrEqual': '*'}], 'programFiles': ['drivers/hwmon/gigabyte_waterforce.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}] Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hwmon: (gigabyte_waterforce) 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(). Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0842e9faab04f784d01125085195031252ff9695 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a855f678ba37ef82c4dd22926ad740ecfb8dbedf Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f36e12cc8cfe996d627b8a82bd9df9e43270f6e2 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff0c5c53d08274e200b48a4d53aa078265e873cb