HID: hid-steam: Fix use-after-free when detaching device
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: hid-steam: Fix use-after-free when detaching device When a hid-steam device is removed it must clean up the client_hdev used for intercepting hidraw access. This can lead to scheduling deferred work to reattach the input device. Though the cleanup cancels the deferred work, this was done before the client_hdev itself is cleaned up, so it gets rescheduled. This patch fixes the ordering to make sure the deferred work is properly canceled.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
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Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 6.6.79 to before 6.6.83; 6.12.16 to before 6.12.19; 6.13.4 to before 6.13.7 | 6.6.83, 6.12.19, 6.13.7 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 6.6.79 to before 6.6.83; 6.12.16 to before 6.12.19; 6.13.4 to before 6.13.7 Fixed in 6.6.83, 6.12.19, 6.13.7 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.6.79 to before 6.6.83; 6.12.16 to before 6.12.19; 6.13.4 to before 6.13.7 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.6.79 to before 6.6.83; 6.12.16 to before 6.12.19; 6.13.4 to before 6.13.7 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.6.83, 6.12.19, 6.13.7
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 5 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-21923
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5f2m-5gjf-8mqg
References
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Sources
- CVE-2025-21923 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-21923 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5f2m-5gjf-8mqg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-21923 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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