{"cve":"CVE-2026-68443","nvd":{"published":"2026-08-12T00:17:44.617","modified":"2026-08-17T06:17:53.373","status":"Received","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nhwmon: (gigabyte_waterforce) Stop device IO before calling hid_hw_stop\n\nCalling hid_hw_stop() does not stop the device IO.\nThis results in a race condition between hid_input_report() and the point\nimmediately following the execution of hid_device_io_start() within\nthe driver probe function. If the probe operation fails after \"io start\"\nhas been initiated, this race condition will result in a UAF vulnerability.\n\nFix the problem by calling hid_device_io_stop() before calling\nhid_hw_stop().","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0842e9faab04f784d01125085195031252ff9695","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a855f678ba37ef82c4dd22926ad740ecfb8dbedf","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f36e12cc8cfe996d627b8a82bd9df9e43270f6e2","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff0c5c53d08274e200b48a4d53aa078265e873cb"],"products":[],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:48:17.459049833+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-68443","score":0.00169,"percentile":0.06235,"date":"2026-10-31"},"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."]}