CVE-2026-90331
kernel: HID: asus: refactor the two workqueues and init sequence
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · September 17, 2026
Updated · October 14, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's hid-asus driver. This vulnerability involves multiple issues, including an unchecked size in a function handling raw events and a potential use-after-free condition during device probing. These flaws could allow a local attacker to trigger memory corruption, leading to a denial of service or potentially escalating their privileges on the system.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-825 · Expired Pointer Dereference