In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
HID: letsketch: fix UAF on inrange_timer at driver unbind
letsketch_driver does not provide a .remove callback, but letsketch_probe() arms a per-device timer:
timer_setup(&data->inrange_timer, letsketch_inrange_timeout, 0);
The timer is re-armed from letsketch_raw_event() with a 100 ms timeout on every pen-in-range report, and its callback dereferences data->input_tablet to deliver a synthetic BTN_TOOL_PEN release.
letsketch_data is allocated with devm_kzalloc(), and its input_dev fields are devm-allocated via letsketch_setup_input_tablet(). On device unbind (USB unplug or rmmod), the HID core runs its default teardown and devm cleanup frees both letsketch_data and the input devices. Because no .remove callback exists, nothing drains the timer first: if raw_event armed it within ~100 ms of the unbind, the pending timer fires on freed memory. This is a UAF read of data and of data->input_tablet, followed by input_report_key() / input_sync() into the freed input_dev.
The same problem can occur on the probe error path: if hid_hw_start() enabled I/O on an always-poll-quirk device and then failed, raw_event may have armed the timer before devm releases data.
Fix by adding a .remove callback that calls hid_hw_stop() first. hid_hw_stop() synchronously kills the URBs that deliver raw_event(), so once it returns no path can re-arm the timer. timer_shutdown_sync() then drains any in-flight callback and permanently disables further mod_timer() calls. Apply the same timer_shutdown_sync() in the probe error path so the timer is guaranteed not to outlive data.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux-6.12Upgrade linux-6.1Upgrade linux | Jul 28, 2026 | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 30, 2026 | Jul 25, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-2018-nvidia-bosUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-2018-nvidia-bos-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-oem-26.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-64kUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-realtime-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-gke-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1018-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-raspi-realtime-7.0Upgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-oem-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1018-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-genericUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1006-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-7.0Upgrade linux-image-aws-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1019-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-ibm-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1013-oemUpgrade linux-image-gke-7.0Upgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-gke-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-realtime-64kUpgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-26.04bUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1006-gkeUpgrade linux-image-realtime-64kUpgrade linux-image-raspi-7.0Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-7.0Upgrade linux-image-virtual-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1019-raspiUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-realtime-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1012-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-gke-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-realtime-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-gcpUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1013-ibmUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1012-awsUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-bosUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-26.04a | Sep 14, 2026 | Sep 7, 2026 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jul 31, 2026 | Jul 25, 2026 |
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