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CVE-2026-64271

Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Input: touchwin - reset the packet index on every complete packet tw_interrupt() accumulates each non-zero serial byte into a fixed three-byte buffer with a running index that is only reset once a full packet has been received *and* the device's two Y bytes agree: tw->data[tw->idx++] = data; if (tw->idx == TW_LENGTH && tw->data[1] == tw->data[2]) { ... tw->idx = 0; } The reset is gated on tw->data[1] == tw->data[2], a value the device controls. A malicious, malfunctioning or counterfeit Touchwindow peripheral can stream non-zero bytes whose 2nd and 3rd bytes differ: the index reaches TW_LENGTH without the equality holding, is never reset, and keeps growing, so tw->data[tw->idx++] walks off the end of the three-byte array and the rest of the heap-allocated struct tw, one attacker-chosen byte at a time -- an unbounded, device-driven heap out-of-bounds write. Reset the index on every completed packet and report an event only when the two Y bytes match, like the other serio touchscreen drivers do.

Metadata

CVE ID
CVE-2026-64271
State
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Linux
Reserved
2026-07-19 15:36 UTC
Published
2026-07-25 08:49 UTC
Last updated
2026-07-25 08:49 UTC
Vendor / Product
Linux / Linux
Sources
cve.org  ·  NVD

Severity & Metrics

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Affected products (2)
VendorProductPlatformVersions
Linux Linux 11ea3173d5f2de71d037ef58ac43395795fed2bc < ed9b66905407eb3d02df1aaeed82eb7a7f0eb508, 11ea3173d5f2de71d037ef58ac43395795fed2bc < 044167cba2384bcd783547ad5e30ecd292b30919, 11ea3173d5f2de71d037ef58ac43395795fed2bc < 6c9f29f128dd4057404838259af4c645318487e1, 11ea3173d5f2de71d037ef58ac43395795fed2bc < 431ad239f2924dff337c3fccb9246597c1b63185 …
Linux Linux 2.6.19, 0 < 2.6.19, 5.10.261 ≤ 5.10.*, 5.15.212 ≤ 5.15.* …
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