FKIE_CVE-2026-64364
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-07-25 10:17 - Updated: 2026-07-27 05:16
Severity
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
HID: multitouch: fix out-of-bounds bit access on mt_io_flags
mt_io_flags is a single unsigned long, but mt_process_slot(),
mt_release_pending_palms() and mt_release_contacts() use it as a
per-slot bitmap indexed by the slot number. That slot number is only
bounded by td->maxcontacts, which is taken from the device's
ContactCountMaximum feature report and can be up to 255, not by
BITS_PER_LONG.
As a result, a multitouch device that advertises a large contact count
makes set_bit()/clear_bit() operate past the mt_io_flags word and
corrupt the adjacent members of struct mt_device. The sticky-fingers
release timer is the easiest way to reach this. mt_release_contacts()
runs
for (i = 0; i < mt->num_slots; i++)
clear_bit(i, &td->mt_io_flags);
with num_slots == maxcontacts. For maxcontacts around 250 the loop
clears the bits that overlap td->applications.next, zeroing that list
head, and the list_for_each_entry() that immediately follows then
dereferences NULL. The kernel panics from timer (softirq) context. On a
KASAN build this shows up as a general protection fault in
mt_release_contacts() with a null-ptr-deref at offset 0x58, which is
offsetof(struct mt_application, num_received).
The state is reachable from an untrusted USB or Bluetooth HID
multitouch device; no local privileges are required.
Store the per-slot active state in a separately allocated bitmap sized
for maxcontacts, the same pattern already used for pending_palm_slots,
and keep only MT_IO_FLAGS_RUNNING in mt_io_flags. The two
"mt_io_flags & MT_IO_SLOTS_MASK" arming checks become
bitmap_empty(td->active_slots, td->maxcontacts).
Move MT_IO_FLAGS_RUNNING back to bit 0. It was bumped to bit 32 by the
same commit to leave the low byte for the slot bits; with the slot bits
gone it fits in bit 0 again, which also keeps it within the unsigned
long on 32-bit.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|
{
"affected": [
{
"affectedData": [
{
"defaultStatus": "unaffected",
"product": "Linux",
"programFiles": [
"drivers/hid/hid-multitouch.c"
],
"repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
"vendor": "Linux",
"versions": [
{
"lessThan": "12e90656e330ff8bbaf2f29c535fdb8a11cc6f55",
"status": "affected",
"version": "fc488f675344931ffab6a51c43691065ec006567",
"versionType": "git"
},
{
"lessThan": "152983d87387f6a8ae72b73474cfa55fbcf1ec75",
"status": "affected",
"version": "77711d850bed75ae7142c3d1f22c1a8b4d049c33",
"versionType": "git"
},
{
"lessThan": "b5c037d6b807017e74a115288f81bc9cd5a5aab8",
"status": "affected",
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"versionType": "git"
},
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"versionType": "git"
},
{
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"status": "affected",
"version": "f32fea4c0234c971c12e46d76612cdc2dd4bb046",
"versionType": "git"
},
{
"lessThan": "37daa8c96bd563d03150e23f094cb60703594a6d",
"status": "affected",
"version": "46f781e0d151844589dc2125c8cce3300546f92a",
"versionType": "git"
},
{
"lessThan": "6493ebf9489efef0105078377b973ab33d51af22",
"status": "affected",
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"versionType": "git"
},
{
"lessThan": "8813b0612275cc61fe9e6603d0ee019247ade6be",
"status": "affected",
"version": "46f781e0d151844589dc2125c8cce3300546f92a",
"versionType": "git"
},
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "59bd04163e6451b9c7275277882ed9f4abfa2051",
"versionType": "git"
},
{
"lessThan": "5.10.261",
"status": "affected",
"version": "5.10.246",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThan": "5.15.212",
"status": "affected",
"version": "5.15.196",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThan": "6.1.178",
"status": "affected",
"version": "6.1.158",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThan": "6.6.145",
"status": "affected",
"version": "6.6.114",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThan": "6.12.97",
"status": "affected",
"version": "6.12.55",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThan": "6.18",
"status": "affected",
"version": "6.17.5",
"versionType": "semver"
}
]
},
{
"defaultStatus": "affected",
"product": "Linux",
"programFiles": [
"drivers/hid/hid-multitouch.c"
],
"repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
"vendor": "Linux",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "6.18"
},
{
"lessThan": "6.18",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "0",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "5.10.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "5.10.261",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "5.15.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "5.15.212",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.1.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.1.178",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.6.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.6.145",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.12.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.12.97",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.18.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.18.39",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "7.1.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "7.1.4",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "7.2-rc3",
"versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"
}
]
}
],
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"
}
],
"cveTags": [],
"descriptions": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nHID: multitouch: fix out-of-bounds bit access on mt_io_flags\n\nmt_io_flags is a single unsigned long, but mt_process_slot(),\nmt_release_pending_palms() and mt_release_contacts() use it as a\nper-slot bitmap indexed by the slot number. That slot number is only\nbounded by td-\u003emaxcontacts, which is taken from the device\u0027s\nContactCountMaximum feature report and can be up to 255, not by\nBITS_PER_LONG.\n\nAs a result, a multitouch device that advertises a large contact count\nmakes set_bit()/clear_bit() operate past the mt_io_flags word and\ncorrupt the adjacent members of struct mt_device. The sticky-fingers\nrelease timer is the easiest way to reach this. mt_release_contacts()\nruns\n\n\tfor (i = 0; i \u003c mt-\u003enum_slots; i++)\n\t\tclear_bit(i, \u0026td-\u003emt_io_flags);\n\nwith num_slots == maxcontacts. For maxcontacts around 250 the loop\nclears the bits that overlap td-\u003eapplications.next, zeroing that list\nhead, and the list_for_each_entry() that immediately follows then\ndereferences NULL. The kernel panics from timer (softirq) context. On a\nKASAN build this shows up as a general protection fault in\nmt_release_contacts() with a null-ptr-deref at offset 0x58, which is\noffsetof(struct mt_application, num_received).\n\nThe state is reachable from an untrusted USB or Bluetooth HID\nmultitouch device; no local privileges are required.\n\nStore the per-slot active state in a separately allocated bitmap sized\nfor maxcontacts, the same pattern already used for pending_palm_slots,\nand keep only MT_IO_FLAGS_RUNNING in mt_io_flags. The two\n\"mt_io_flags \u0026 MT_IO_SLOTS_MASK\" arming checks become\nbitmap_empty(td-\u003eactive_slots, td-\u003emaxcontacts).\n\nMove MT_IO_FLAGS_RUNNING back to bit 0. It was bumped to bit 32 by the\nsame commit to leave the low byte for the slot bits; with the slot bits\ngone it fits in bit 0 again, which also keeps it within the unsigned\nlong on 32-bit."
}
],
"id": "CVE-2026-64364",
"lastModified": "2026-07-27T05:16:43.347",
"metrics": {
"cvssMetricV31": [
{
"cvssData": {
"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"attackVector": "ADJACENT_NETWORK",
"availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
"baseScore": 8.8,
"baseSeverity": "HIGH",
"confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
"integrityImpact": "HIGH",
"privilegesRequired": "NONE",
"scope": "UNCHANGED",
"userInteraction": "NONE",
"vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"version": "3.1"
},
"exploitabilityScore": 2.8,
"impactScore": 5.9,
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"type": "Secondary"
}
]
},
"published": "2026-07-25T10:17:19.110",
"references": [
{
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/12e90656e330ff8bbaf2f29c535fdb8a11cc6f55"
},
{
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/152983d87387f6a8ae72b73474cfa55fbcf1ec75"
},
{
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/37daa8c96bd563d03150e23f094cb60703594a6d"
},
{
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6493ebf9489efef0105078377b973ab33d51af22"
},
{
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8813b0612275cc61fe9e6603d0ee019247ade6be"
},
{
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a6d5ce2e1a2d7bf189bde8a659d04b65f0b0725d"
},
{
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b5c037d6b807017e74a115288f81bc9cd5a5aab8"
},
{
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e24918ee67c4dc3d20d4670750e46e9b160365f4"
}
],
"sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"vulnStatus": "Received"
}
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