# CVE-2026-68087: HID: wacom: use GFP\_ATOMIC in wacom\_wac\_queue\_flush()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-08-10 · Updated: 2026-08-17

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 6.15

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: wacom: use GFP_ATOMIC in wacom_wac_queue_flush() wacom_wac_queue_flush() is called via the .raw_event callback (wacom_raw_event → wacom_wac_pen_serial_enforce → wacom_wac_queue_flush). For USB HID devices, this callback is invoked from hid_irq_in(), which is a URB completion handler running in atomic context. Using GFP_KERNEL in this path can sleep, leading to a "scheduling while atomic" bug. Use GFP_ATOMIC instead. The existing code already handles allocation failure by skipping the fifo entry and continuing.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bbe1e55629bfaabd4b2e8125b48dd3503d74ac8b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/27c4dad1b7917b747bf080792a527997e3147c69
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/55f1ad573e34abf9a0443c34bc5a63d74edba7d7

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