{"id":"CVE-2026-68091","title":"HID: wacom: stop hardware after post-start probe failures","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nHID: wacom: stop hardware after post-start probe failures\n\nwacom_parse_and_register() starts HID hardware before registering inputs\nand initializing pad LEDs/remotes. T…","severity":"high","cvss":8.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cvssSource":"cna","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= f304eb483393f135ab479d02da6f5dc7d9b51cd6 < 5a7ca028facf04921b2c1c2e4d1ee7f282510555","Linux >= 853307924a9003b3142b5253b1caa6625fbad9fc < 3e6473a4f0596182acdda5219b4bebfbee76514f","Linux >= e5c6c8ef3e4d3a88407404daafbf2c6be62f2185 < 46d8b8c85ae0589fb85746a64e8908160e52aac3","Linux >= fc41101a94b11cd0d5ad8e213b2b6965f248d653 < 1a1ebdcb56ae58a0ee2c54dd15d75121e30424e3","Linux >= c1d6708bf0d3dd976460d435373cf5abf21ce258 < 75eb2173b63ab41c24d80cd641af18f3c117a267","Linux >= c1d6708bf0d3dd976460d435373cf5abf21ce258 < 416095e9a6037b4b39fcadd0d2bd77a8852211ec","Linux >= c1d6708bf0d3dd976460d435373cf5abf21ce258 < e2cc711a9df37f359159b21db56cea9c21f58a9c","Linux >= c1d6708bf0d3dd976460d435373cf5abf21ce258 < ec2612b8ad9e642596db011dd8b6568ef1edeaa1","Linux d943536197c1a05e377452af4ec7942e11d018f4","Linux dbaca8fa9ec2c5aa55ec515686ce3b9007554eab","Linux 79187e8099a9feb550916dbfb962497522022b6d","Linux >= 5.10.210 < 5.10.261","Linux >= 5.15.149 < 5.15.212","Linux >= 6.1.79 < 6.1.178","Linux >= 6.6.18 < 6.6.145","Linux >= 4.19.307 < 4.20","Linux >= 5.4.269 < 5.5","Linux >= 6.7.6 < 6.8","Linux 6.8"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2026-10-16T15:43:38.593019Z"},"published":"2026-08-10","updated":"2026-10-16","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-16T15:52:56.003Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-68091","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a7ca028facf04921b2c1c2e4d1ee7f282510555"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e6473a4f0596182acdda5219b4bebfbee76514f"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/46d8b8c85ae0589fb85746a64e8908160e52aac3"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a1ebdcb56ae58a0ee2c54dd15d75121e30424e3"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/75eb2173b63ab41c24d80cd641af18f3c117a267"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/416095e9a6037b4b39fcadd0d2bd77a8852211ec"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e2cc711a9df37f359159b21db56cea9c21f58a9c"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec2612b8ad9e642596db011dd8b6568ef1edeaa1"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"epss":0.00262,"epssPercentile":0.16841,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-16T17:24:46.838Z","slug":"CVE-2026-68091","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nHID: wacom: stop hardware after post-start probe failures\n\nwacom_parse_and_register() starts HID hardware before registering inputs\nand initializing pad LEDs/remotes. Those later steps can fail, but their\nerror paths currently release Wacom resources without stopping the HID\nhardware.\n\nRoute post-hid_hw_start() failures through hid_hw_stop() before\nreleasing driver resources.\n\nThis issue was identified during our ongoing static-analysis research while\nreviewing kernel code.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `Linux >= f304eb483393f135ab479d02da6f5dc7d9b51cd6 < 5a7ca028facf04921b2c1c2e4d1ee7f282510555`\n- `Linux >= 853307924a9003b3142b5253b1caa6625fbad9fc < 3e6473a4f0596182acdda5219b4bebfbee76514f`\n- `Linux >= e5c6c8ef3e4d3a88407404daafbf2c6be62f2185 < 46d8b8c85ae0589fb85746a64e8908160e52aac3`\n- `Linux >= fc41101a94b11cd0d5ad8e213b2b6965f248d653 < 1a1ebdcb56ae58a0ee2c54dd15d75121e30424e3`\n- `Linux >= c1d6708bf0d3dd976460d435373cf5abf21ce258 < 75eb2173b63ab41c24d80cd641af18f3c117a267`\n- `Linux >= c1d6708bf0d3dd976460d435373cf5abf21ce258 < 416095e9a6037b4b39fcadd0d2bd77a8852211ec`\n- `Linux >= c1d6708bf0d3dd976460d435373cf5abf21ce258 < e2cc711a9df37f359159b21db56cea9c21f58a9c`\n- `Linux >= c1d6708bf0d3dd976460d435373cf5abf21ce258 < ec2612b8ad9e642596db011dd8b6568ef1edeaa1`\n- `Linux d943536197c1a05e377452af4ec7942e11d018f4`\n- `Linux dbaca8fa9ec2c5aa55ec515686ce3b9007554eab`\n- `Linux 79187e8099a9feb550916dbfb962497522022b6d`\n- `Linux >= 5.10.210 < 5.10.261`\n- `Linux >= 5.15.149 < 5.15.212`\n- `Linux >= 6.1.79 < 6.1.178`\n- `Linux >= 6.6.18 < 6.6.145`\n- `Linux >= 4.19.307 < 4.20`\n- `Linux >= 5.4.269 < 5.5`\n- `Linux >= 6.7.6 < 6.8`\n- `Linux 6.8`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":48,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":48.4,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}