# CVE-2026-31624: HID: core: clamp report\_size in s32ton() to avoid undefined shift

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.10.258, 5.15.209, 6.1.175, 6.6.136, 6.12.83, and 3 more
- Published: 2026-04-24 · Updated: 2026-10-15

## Affected

- Linux: from dde5845a529ff753364a6d1aea61180946270bfa, fixed in 76ad02854a30c394e0c076e6e6bed0a388573a94; from dde5845a529ff753364a6d1aea61180946270bfa, fixed in eb415ddaf25e09ddb8fe5736a70c9de2e6462534; from dde5845a529ff753364a6d1aea61180946270bfa, fixed in 0ab048dbdb1daacf17d52e9252297eb6e1298e49; from dde5845a529ff753364a6d1aea61180946270bfa, fixed in 932ae5309e53561197aa7d1606c7cf63af10e24f; from dde5845a529ff753364a6d1aea61180946270bfa, fixed in 58386f00af710922cafb0fb69211497beddfaa95; from dde5845a529ff753364a6d1aea61180946270bfa, fixed in 8a8333237f1f5caab8d4c3d2c2e7578c4263a97f; from dde5845a529ff753364a6d1aea61180946270bfa, fixed in ea363a34086ddb4231adc581a7f36c39ec154bfc; from dde5845a529ff753364a6d1aea61180946270bfa, fixed in 97014719bb8fccb1ffcbbc299e84b1f11b114195; from dde5845a529ff753364a6d1aea61180946270bfa, fixed in 69c02ffde6ed4d535fa4e693a9e572729cad3d0d
- Linux: 2.6.20
- Kernel (Linux): from 2.6.20, fixed in 5.10.258; from 5.11.0, fixed in 5.15.209; from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.1.175; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.136; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.83; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.24; from 6.19.0, fixed in 6.19.14; from 6.20.0, fixed in 7.0.1

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: core: clamp report_size in s32ton() to avoid undefined shift s32ton() shifts by n-1 where n is the field's report_size, a value that comes directly from a HID device. The HID parser bounds report_size only to <= 256, so a broken HID device can supply a report descriptor with a wide field that triggers shift exponents up to 256 on a 32-bit type when an output report is built via hid_output_field() or hid_set_field(). Commit ec61b41918587 ("HID: core: fix shift-out-of-bounds in hid_report_raw_event") added the same n > 32 clamp to the function snto32(), but s32ton() was never given the same fix as I guess syzbot hadn't figured out how to fuzz a device the same way. Fix this up by just clamping the max value of n, just like snto32() does.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.10.258, 5.15.209, 6.1.175, 6.6.136, 6.12.83) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/76ad02854a30c394e0c076e6e6bed0a388573a94
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb415ddaf25e09ddb8fe5736a70c9de2e6462534
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0ab048dbdb1daacf17d52e9252297eb6e1298e49
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/932ae5309e53561197aa7d1606c7cf63af10e24f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/58386f00af710922cafb0fb69211497beddfaa95
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a8333237f1f5caab8d4c3d2c2e7578c4263a97f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea363a34086ddb4231adc581a7f36c39ec154bfc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/97014719bb8fccb1ffcbbc299e84b1f11b114195
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/69c02ffde6ed4d535fa4e693a9e572729cad3d0d

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