CVE-2026-64362 — HID: lg-g15: cancel pending work on remove to fix a use-after-free
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: lg-g15: cancel pending work on remove to fix a use-after-free lg_g15_data is allocated with devm and holds a work item. The report handlers schedule that work straight from device input. lg_g15_event() and lg_g15_v2_event() do it on the backlight cycle key, and lg_g510_leds_event() does it too. The worker dereferences the lg_g15_data back through container_of. The driver had no remove callback and never cancelled the work. So if a report scheduled the work and the keyboard was then unplugged, devres freed lg_g15_data while the work was still pending or running, and the worker touched freed memory. This is a use-after-free. It is reachable as a race on device unplug. Add a remove callback that cancels the work before devres frees the state. g15->work is only initialized for the models that schedule it (G15, G15 v2, G510). The G13 and Z-10 leave it zeroed, so guard the cancel on g15->work.func to avoid cancelling a work that was never set up. The g15 NULL test mirrors the one already in lg_g15_raw_event().
Who exploits it and how urgent it is
A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.
How the score was calculated
- Technical severity (high)+6
The score orders the patch queue; it does not replace your asset context (internet exposure, criticality, compensating controls).
Triage
Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.
Remediation
Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.
- Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
- Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
- Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
- Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
- Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
- Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
- Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
- Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
First 24 hours
Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.
- Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (Linux Linux, Linux Linux Kernel).
- Apply the fixed version or the patch documented under Remediation.
- Search available logs for exploit probes matching the vulnerability class (memory corruption), errors and authentication anomalies.
Affected scope
Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux |
≥ 97b741aba918c4143f4208d2421d08ff215c1b49 and < 3b9a3919aac6977262f04d5365c0456877522a44version 5.5≥ 97b741aba918c4143f4208d2421d08ff215c1b49 and < 7705b4140d188ce22656f6e541ae7ef834c7e11a≥ 97b741aba918c4143f4208d2421d08ff215c1b49 and < 8131f4226688c4be5f30874d167e44dab838eb09≥ 97b741aba918c4143f4208d2421d08ff215c1b49 and < 4d0d51bc12d246accbfbb94de05d729c68c9b8fb≥ 97b741aba918c4143f4208d2421d08ff215c1b49 and < dfc6e61f83113cc18346b6988f07271c0063357d≥ 97b741aba918c4143f4208d2421d08ff215c1b49 and < 33cd1a000daf929356aacf2b191d31714ff0615e≥ 97b741aba918c4143f4208d2421d08ff215c1b49 and < acce9dee807f21184fff19ad17c8ed464247e7f7 and 1 more≥ 97b741aba918c4143f4208d2421d08ff215c1b49 and < 4aef9676c26dff8723b56834951cfc6b618f0986 |
Vulnerable | CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
| Linux | Linux Kernel |
≥ 5.5 and < 5.10.261version 7.2-rc2version 7.2-rc1≥ 6.19 and < 7.1.4≥ 6.13 and < 6.18.39≥ 6.7 and < 6.12.96≥ 6.2 and < 6.6.145≥ 5.16 and < 6.1.178 and 1 more≥ 5.11 and < 5.15.212 |
Vulnerable | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
Attack characteristics
The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.
Every base score collected
Sources score independently and may disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.
| Score | Version | Severity | Expl. | Impact | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.8 | CVSS 3.1 | High | 1.8 | 5.9 | nvd@nist.gov via NIST National Vulnerability Database |
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H (score shown at the top: nvd@nist.gov) Weakness MITRE
Weakness class according to MITRE’s CWE catalog.
Detection
Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.
- Local/physical vector: focus on endpoint telemetry (EDR) from affected hosts.
- Correlate service crashes/restarts with inbound traffic; repeated crashes may indicate attempts.
Timeline
What happened to this CVE, newest first.
- 2026
- Affected products added · linux/linux
- Record published
- Fix documented
- CVSS changed · 7.8
- Source status changed · → Analyzed
- Record created in this database
- CVE published
Source activity
Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.
- 1× Official description updated · Oct 15, 2026 – Oct 15, 2026
References
8 on the record
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/33cd1a000daf929356aacf2b191d31714ff0615e
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/dfc6e61f83113cc18346b6988f07271c0063357d
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b9a3919aac6977262f04d5365c0456877522a44
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/4aef9676c26dff8723b56834951cfc6b618f0986
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/8131f4226688c4be5f30874d167e44dab838eb09
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/acce9dee807f21184fff19ad17c8ed464247e7f7
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d0d51bc12d246accbfbb94de05d729c68c9b8fb
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/7705b4140d188ce22656f6e541ae7ef834c7e11a
Elsewhere on this site
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Not in any source we poll
Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.
- No FIRST EPSS score.
- No CISA SSVC assessment.
- No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
- No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
- No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.
Answered from this record
Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.
What should defenders know first?
CVE-2026-64362 is "HID: lg-g15: cancel pending work on remove to fix a use-after-free", rated High. It affects Linux (Linux); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. CVSS 7.8 describes technical severity. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.
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