CVE-2026-45877 PUBLISHED

HID: intel-ish-hid: fix NULL-ptr-deref in ishtp_bus_remove_all_clients

Assigner: Linux
Reserved: 13.05.2026 Published: 27.05.2026 Updated: 27.05.2026

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

HID: intel-ish-hid: fix NULL-ptr-deref in ishtp_bus_remove_all_clients

During a warm reset flow, the cl->device pointer may be NULL if the reset occurs while clients are still being enumerated. Accessing cl->device->reference_count without a NULL check leads to a kernel panic.

This issue was identified during multi-unit warm reboot stress clycles. Add a defensive NULL check for cl->device to ensure stability under such intensive testing conditions.

KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0000000000000000-0000000000000007] Workqueue: ish_fw_update_wq fw_reset_work_fn

Call Trace: ishtp_bus_remove_all_clients+0xbe/0x130 [intel_ishtp] ishtp_reset_handler+0x85/0x1a0 [intel_ishtp] fw_reset_work_fn+0x8a/0xc0 [intel_ish_ipc]

Product Status

Vendor Linux
Product Linux
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 3703f53b99e4a7c373ce3568dd3f91f175ebb626 to 0b605e8ce60698c27a26f512968a597fd620d2e8 (excl.)
  • affected from 3703f53b99e4a7c373ce3568dd3f91f175ebb626 to feb4bcfd405282de60aba321f13a1272b30c5af4 (excl.)
  • affected from 3703f53b99e4a7c373ce3568dd3f91f175ebb626 to 272dac57caa981718e7188c80c703e7bb1998054 (excl.)
  • affected from 3703f53b99e4a7c373ce3568dd3f91f175ebb626 to 56f7db581ee73af53cd512e00a6261a025bf1d58 (excl.)
Vendor Linux
Product Linux
Versions Default: affected
  • Version 4.9 is affected
  • unaffected from 0 to 4.9 (excl.)
  • unaffected from 6.12.75 to 6.12.* (incl.)
  • unaffected from 6.18.14 to 6.18.* (incl.)
  • unaffected from 6.19.4 to 6.19.* (incl.)
  • unaffected from 7.0 to * (incl.)

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