High [CVE-2026-63916] Fix OOB write in wacom_hid_set_device_mode
This high-severity Red Hat Linux advisory covers CVE-2026-63916 affecting Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.
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Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: wacom: Fix OOB write in wacom_hid_set_device_mode() wacom_hid_set_device_mode() currently assumes that the HID_DG_INPUTMODE usage is always located in the first field (field[0]) of the feature report. However, a device can specify HID_DG_INPUTMODE in a different field.
If HID_DG_INPUTMODE is in a field other than the first one and the first field has a report_count smaller than the usage_index of HID_DG_INPUTMODE, this leads to an out-of-bounds write to r->field[0]->value. Fix this by storing the field index of HID_DG_INPUTMODE in 'struct hid_data' during feature mapping.
In wacom_hid_set_device_mode(), use this stored field index to access the correct field and add bounds checks to ensure both the field index and the value index are within valid ranges before writing. A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Human Interface Device (HID) wacom driver.
The wacom_hid_set_device_mode() function incorrectly handles the location of input mode data within a device's report. This can lead to an out-of-bounds write, where the system attempts to write data beyond the allocated memory buffer.
Such memory corruption could potentially allow a local attacker to cause system instability or escalate privileges. Red Hat severity: Moderate — CVSS 7 (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
Weakness: CWE-787.
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Mitigation
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