Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-23178
Published: February 16, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU122931
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-23178
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the i2c_hid_get_report() function in drivers/hid/i2c-hid/i2c-hid-core.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-23178
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2124279f1f8c32c1646ce98e75a1a39b23b7db76
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2497ff38c530b1af0df5130ca9f5ab22c5e92f29
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/786ec171788bdf9dda38789163f1b1fbb47f2d1e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cff3f619fd1cb40cdd89971df9001f075613d219
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9c9ad89d845f88a1509e9d672f65d234425fde9