{"cve":"CVE-2026-45877","nvd":{"published":"2026-05-27T14:17:01.397","modified":"2026-10-21T13:18:58.013","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nHID: intel-ish-hid: fix NULL-ptr-deref in ishtp_bus_remove_all_clients\n\nDuring a warm reset flow, the cl->device pointer may be NULL if the\nreset occurs while clients are still being enumerated. Accessing\ncl->device->reference_count without a NULL check leads to a kernel panic.\n\nThis issue was identified during multi-unit warm reboot stress clycles.\nAdd a defensive NULL check for cl->device to ensure stability under\nsuch intensive testing conditions.\n\nKASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0000000000000000-0000000000000007]\nWorkqueue: ish_fw_update_wq fw_reset_work_fn\n\nCall Trace:\n ishtp_bus_remove_all_clients+0xbe/0x130 [intel_ishtp]\n ishtp_reset_handler+0x85/0x1a0 [intel_ishtp]\n fw_reset_work_fn+0x8a/0xc0 [intel_ish_ipc]","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-476"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b605e8ce60698c27a26f512968a597fd620d2e8","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/272dac57caa981718e7188c80c703e7bb1998054","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/56f7db581ee73af53cd512e00a6261a025bf1d58","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cde7f709d1025dadfc52e903e43981c1644bd8bd","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/feb4bcfd405282de60aba321f13a1272b30c5af4"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-22T16:41:11.231219466+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-45877","score":0.00182,"percentile":0.07703,"date":"2026-10-25"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}