# CVE-2026-68360: hwmon: (corsair-cpro) Stop device IO before calling hid\_hw\_stop

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-08-10 · Updated: 2026-08-19

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.9

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hwmon: (corsair-cpro) Stop device IO before calling hid_hw_stop Calling hid_hw_stop() does not stop the device IO. This results in a race condition between hid_input_report() and the point immediately following the execution of hid_device_io_start() within the driver probe function. If the probe operation fails after "io start" has been initiated, this race condition will result in a UAF vulnerability. Fix the problem by calling hid_device_io_stop() before calling hid_hw_stop().

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3df2b67793babbea7951b5f601d6df891c63b5d8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e07f292ab5591bf4f588aa7abd22ec86c25d076
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c5f31fdf28455a7fd573bda452c80b7b6700247
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0975c42ed2a3bf32125a920e5d19194289126210
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c7757db58957ac20cdec6ce575dbd44a6375664e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/56d2deb6448378118dbe68c4fbb3fbae5f65b18c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a634f464d6153dfa4d7e73a3d78236b65a64ee9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/94c87871b051d7ad758828a805215a2ec194512a

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