FKIE_CVE-2026-98201

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-10-06 09:18 - Updated: 2026-10-06 09:18
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Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Input: zero ff_effect before compat copy in input_ff_effect_from_user In the compat path input_ff_effect_from_user() aliases the caller's native struct ff_effect with the smaller struct ff_effect_compat and copies only the compat sized prefix: compat_effect = (struct ff_effect_compat *)effect; if (copy_from_user(compat_effect, buffer, sizeof(struct ff_effect_compat))) The tail of the native structure is never written. Callers pass an uninitialized on-stack object, for example evdev_do_ioctl() for EVIOCSFF, so those bytes keep their previous stack contents. input_ff_upload() then stores the full native structure in ff->effects[id], from where a uinput based force feedback daemon can read it back via UI_BEGIN_FF_UPLOAD, disclosing kernel stack memory to userspace. Zero the effect before the compat copy.
References
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d05b43b55d4784a42ce8fb318175f8ad7d9af5a
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c26681c5668c973bd0e951407d670ac60d9cd66
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b878720e8bcaa4cf7163a5081f904dd6baf11b2c
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c5e573bb095d502be7cbbaa99c26a20984111c6d
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec174c2ab1abb76b20fa167c6db848c3d97aa838
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed0406e490f48ed180df140fe2a81be26bccb1a9
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed0905fda39682d3da7937184397d3276abbffa8
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f84819ef8d66931ee3998fee3c4f03230f4cb6cc
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  "descriptions": [
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      "lang": "en",
      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nInput: zero ff_effect before compat copy in input_ff_effect_from_user\n\nIn the compat path input_ff_effect_from_user() aliases the caller\u0027s\nnative struct ff_effect with the smaller struct ff_effect_compat and\ncopies only the compat sized prefix:\n\n\tcompat_effect = (struct ff_effect_compat *)effect;\n\n\tif (copy_from_user(compat_effect, buffer,\n\t\t\t   sizeof(struct ff_effect_compat)))\n\nThe tail of the native structure is never written. Callers pass an\nuninitialized on-stack object, for example evdev_do_ioctl() for\nEVIOCSFF, so those bytes keep their previous stack contents.\ninput_ff_upload() then stores the full native structure in\nff-\u003eeffects[id], from where a uinput based force feedback daemon can\nread it back via UI_BEGIN_FF_UPLOAD, disclosing kernel stack memory to\nuserspace.\n\nZero the effect before the compat copy."
    }
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  "id": "CVE-2026-98201",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-06T09:18:05.900",
  "metrics": {},
  "published": "2026-10-06T09:18:05.900",
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  "vulnStatus": "Received"
}



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