HID: bpf: cast size to ssize_t when checking hid_bpf_hw_request
As reported by Sashiko:
If a transport driver encounters a hardware error and returns a negative
error code such as -EPIPE, ret is implicitly promoted to size_t when
compared against size. This causes the negative error code to evaluate
as a large positive number, making the (ret > size) condition true.
This silently converts the hardware error into a success return value
and copies the unmodified buffer back, which could leave BPF programs
operating on uninitialized or stale data.
Fix this by casting size into ssize_t to return the actual negative
error code.
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| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: bpf: cast size to ssize_t when checking hid_bpf_hw_request As reported by Sashiko: If a transport driver encounters a hardware error and returns a negative error code such as -EPIPE, ret is implicitly promoted to size_t when compared against size. This causes the negative error code to evaluate as a large positive number, making the (ret > size) condition true. This silently converts the hardware error into a success return value and copies the unmodified buffer back, which could leave BPF programs operating on uninitialized or stale data. Fix this by casting size into ssize_t to return the actual negative error code. | |
| Title | HID: bpf: cast size to ssize_t when checking hid_bpf_hw_request | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-18T15:51:21.403Z
Reserved: 2026-09-25T10:25:14.376Z
Link: CVE-2026-98860
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-10-18T16:17:40.470
Modified: 2026-10-18T16:17:40.470
Link: CVE-2026-98860
Redhat
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