CVE-2026-72352: Linux kernel · HID: bpf: Fix hid_bpf_get_data() range check
Affects Linux kernelSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High · fixed in f72176bde0cc0e709e41ab170c71e8f229232af6 : patch Linux kernel soon.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:30 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 6% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- No evidence of active exploitation and no public proof of concept
- Automatable
- Attackers cannot reliably automate steps 1–4 of the kill chain
- Technical impact
- Total control over the software or total information disclosure
CISA SSVC assessment, 2026-10-16.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in f72176bde0cc0e709e41ab170c71e8f229232af6, f81bc5a709dcbaf2a3bbef4ca7167f93900cc39f, ca373549140dfb386aa2de38364b58441b1f4885 +2
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 15 Aug 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.
Affected software
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: bpf: Fix hid_bpf_get_data() range check hid_bpf_get_data() returns a pointer into the HID-BPF context data when the caller-provided offset and size fit inside ctx->allocated_size. The current check adds rdwr_buf_size and offset before comparing the result against ctx->allocated_size. Since both values are unsigned, a very large size can wrap the sum below ctx->allocated_size and make the helper return a pointer even though the requested range is not contained in the backing buffer. Use check_add_overflow() to reject wrapped range ends before comparing the requested range end against ctx->allocated_size.
References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f72176bde0cc0e709e41ab170c71e8f229232af6 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca373549140dfb386aa2de38364b58441b1f4885 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/61a959b82f1aecd6d2d35c208013dd077cac9d10 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f81bc5a709dcbaf2a3bbef4ca7167f93900cc39f (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d044049421dd48212b28646a850749d4a2d57fa (opens in a new tab)