CVE-2026-43047
HID: multitouch: Check to ensure report responses match the request
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: multitouch: Check to ensure report responses match the request It is possible for a malicious (or clumsy) device to respond to a specific report's feature request using a completely different report ID. This can cause confusion in the HID core resulting in nasty side-effects such as OOB writes. Add a check to ensure that the report ID in the response, matches the one that was requested. If it doesn't, omit reporting the raw event and return early.
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Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
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Patch and advisory references
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/516da3f25cfe18643835af1cf09b0e9ffc36c383
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a61163daf8a90b4a7ef154d5fc9c525f665734e3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/74c6015375d8b9bc1b1eb79f20636c8e894bcad7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c7a27bb4d0f6573ca0f9c7ef0b63291486239190
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6a4acd3e86fe5584050c213d95147eba33856033
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