# CVE-2026-90328: HID: steam: Reject short reads

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.6.160, 6.12.114, 6.18.52, 7.2.6
- Published: 2026-09-17 · Updated: 2026-10-30

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 4.18
- Kernel (Linux): from 4.18.0, fixed in 6.6.160; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.114; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.52; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.6

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: steam: Reject short reads Steam Controller FEATURE reports encode the size of the message in the message itself. Previously we were trusting that the size reported matched the size we actually read, leading to a potential issue with short reads. Instead, we should actually verify the length of the read.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.6.160, 6.12.114, 6.18.52, 7.2.6) 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/304b24432c7ab40d63cd698729a7305c3b8eada2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/37cb84b992718924dc334ce584c703333a6a4217
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cbcc9b0ccbbd33125ffc9479fb8f69ac969fe55c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f694ea0ead544080949e409a7c6885ee1fc77a98
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/93c5cc35bcd9f62db589a21945b49691dccdd99d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/33ff7b49c38b39b1f3d27db508ac0720fb25c08a

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