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CVE-2026-90041: Linux kernel · HID: sony: clean up device list on probe failure

Affects Linux kernelSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.8 High · fixed in d044d796e2a369c6051c7e83dce88c7baa2494d4 : patch Linux kernel soon.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 13:47 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
8.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 23% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in d044d796e2a369c6051c7e83dce88c7baa2494d4, b84544ef00a27e8081498d33af7dac33b6cb8418, 7ee50d42a6d5c8cf3d8afb3285273bcc58452214 +2
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 16 Sep 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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

ProductAffectedFixed in
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 4f967f6d73746f66514528cc1191025f0b5d69b3, < d044d796e2a369c6051c7e83dce88c7baa2494d4
Fixed in
  • d044d796e2a369c6051c7e83dce88c7baa2494d4
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 4f967f6d73746f66514528cc1191025f0b5d69b3, < b84544ef00a27e8081498d33af7dac33b6cb8418
Fixed in
  • b84544ef00a27e8081498d33af7dac33b6cb8418
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 4f967f6d73746f66514528cc1191025f0b5d69b3, < 7ee50d42a6d5c8cf3d8afb3285273bcc58452214
Fixed in
  • 7ee50d42a6d5c8cf3d8afb3285273bcc58452214
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 4f967f6d73746f66514528cc1191025f0b5d69b3, < 7c65699a3a311198a07659a614fe64d45924839e
Fixed in
  • 7c65699a3a311198a07659a614fe64d45924839e
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 4f967f6d73746f66514528cc1191025f0b5d69b3, < 3b4709e4864908bb06c48c500cc8db8d3d55d139
Fixed in
  • 3b4709e4864908bb06c48c500cc8db8d3d55d139
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • =4.10
Fixed in–

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: sony: clean up device list on probe failure sony_input_configured() adds some controllers to sony_device_list before HID core registers their input devices. input_register_device() can fail after the callback returns successfully. sony_probe() then observes that HID_CLAIMED_INPUT is clear and unwinds, but only stops the HID hardware. The devres-managed sony_sc is freed while its list node remains linked, so the next matching controller traverses freed memory. Initialize the list node and device ID to inactive states. Make list removal idempotent and run the driver-private cleanup on every probe failure path. This also makes a second cleanup safe when sony_input_configured() already unwound a partial initialization before sony_probe() handles the missing input claim. Found by 0sec (https://0sec.ai) using automated source analysis; verified against the HID input registration and probe unwind paths.

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