---
id: CVE-2026-89729
title: >-
  kernel: HID: sensor-hub: Fix out-of-bounds write in sensor_hub_get_feature
  (CVE-2026-89729)
summary: >-
  A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Human Interface Device (HID) sensor-hub
  driver. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability by providing a
  specially crafted HID descriptor. This malicious descriptor could cause the
  `sensor_hub…
severity: high
cvss: 7
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cvssSource: vendor
cwe: CWE-787
vendor: Red Hat
product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
affected:
  - openshift_container_platform 4
published: '2026-09-11'
updated: '2026-09-16'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-16T12:25:19+00:00'
source: CSAF
sourceUrl: 'https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-89729.json'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-89729.json
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-89729'
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2532335'
  - url: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-89729'
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-89729'
  - url: >-
      https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/security/vulns.git/plain/cve/published/2026/CVE-2026-89729.mbox
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c0463f0f028801a933f090cd2695f132635b374'
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4145aa149a32e4b35d5d47e380d0c6c438b4e6fe'
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8bf8aaf2f74de64f801eb30bc38927dba1f8e40a'
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c5c60260a07e627084e792ea959ab468ccfa4d50'
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fa95b14198b6c8ea721b4784f466d3c2c2bac83a'
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f43499ce6458a572b781f6bb46c464ab59fa825'
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bc3d72c44bff17688dc5f3e5132a53b51dae0f04'
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c92693f3ed099401d0383ef35ca1fe1e6ba033de'
tags:
  - csaf
  - vex
  - red-hat
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00412
epssPercentile: 0.32671
scores:
  vendor: 7
  cna: 8.8
ingestedAt: '2026-09-14T15:23:07.449Z'
---

## Overview

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Human Interface Device (HID) sensor-hub driver. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability by providing a specially crafted HID descriptor. This malicious descriptor could cause the `sensor_hub_get_feature()` function to write data beyond the intended memory buffer. This out-of-bounds write could lead to a system crash (denial of service) or potentially allow for arbitrary code execution, compromising the system's integrity.

## Vendor advisories

- **Red Hat VEX** · Moderate · affected: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 · no fix planned: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 · updated 2026-09-16 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-89729.json)

**kernel: HID: sensor-hub: Fix out-of-bounds write in sensor_hub_get_feature** — rated Moderate by Red Hat. Released 2026-09-11, updated 2026-09-16.

Affected:

- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4

No fix planned:

- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4

## Remediation

Fix deferred