Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-43049
Published: May 2, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU128860
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-43049
CWE-ID: CWE-416
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 cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free in the logitech-hidpp force feedback initialization path when probing the Logitech G920 Driving Force Racing Wheel for Xbox One and userspace continues to access sysfs or /dev/input references after initialization failure. A local user can trigger force feedback initialization failure and use dangling references to cause a denial of service.
The issue occurs if force feedback initialization fails before the userspace infrastructure has been torn down.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-43049
Install security update from vendor's repository.