# CVE-2026-93129: platform/x86: dell-wmi-base: Fix handling of ultra performance key

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.6.160, 6.12.114, 6.18.57, 7.2.6
- Published: 2026-09-17 · Updated: 2026-10-30

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.16
- Kernel (Linux): from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.6.160; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.114; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.57; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.6

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: platform/x86: dell-wmi-base: Fix handling of ultra performance key The commit message of commit 5fbd827eb9c2 ("platform/x86: dell-wmi: Recognise or support new switches") states that the ultra performance key contains additional data after the type and code fields. The event data passed to dell_wmi_process_key() is already parsed, so "buffer" already starts after those two fields. Use the correct index for accessing the first data field to avoid a potential buffer overread.

## 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, 6.18.57, 7.2.6) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef16f467393ca1a15ec8431fba5e67dd6071074e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/30674a7bbf20311a0c4edd5edb9526ef1eecc692
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ace1a687ea9ea70d17e3089ca173acfa1ec24412
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/16a82add1918d3aae1e0b68c0a983b6fc64f5062
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/392c19faec6bf4cb72fb02322e2a61e198dd8f72
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/adfd6846bea13667ff28f8aaf00c32fbd69825ab

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