# CVE-2026-46232: HID: playstation: Clamp num\_touch\_reports

- Severity: CVSS 8.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-05-28 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 6.2

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: playstation: Clamp num_touch_reports A device would never lie about the number of touch reports would it? If it does the loop in dualshock4_parse_report will read off the end of the touch_reports array, up to about 2 KiB for the maximum number of 256 loop iteraions. The data that is read is emitted via evdev if the DS4_TOUCH_POINT_INACTIVE bit happens to be set. Protect against this by clamping the num_touch_reports value provided by the device to the maximum size of the touch_reports array.

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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/0bc4cf1a6ba00fb8c074531b179bc7b97502fbc4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c031b24aed6733b6dcc5d98527875b8654a04e9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7812694752a5f295eaa05a093b90a2c332666051
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/208f6d5b1dfd6399bc6af9e11f27f1f496243ed0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cac61b58a3b6340c52afa06bb15eac033158db2f

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