CVE-2026-45969 HID: playstation: Add missing check for input_ff_create_memless

What is CVE-2026-45969?

CVE-2026-45969 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 27 May 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

HID: playstation: Add missing check for input_ff_create_memless

The ps_gamepad_create() function calls input_ff_create_memless() without verifying its return value, which can lead to incorrect behavior or potential crashes when FF effects are triggered.

Add a check for the return value of input_ff_create_memless().

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-45969?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2026-45969?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2026-45969 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-45969 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2013-6282 Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2022-0185 Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2013-2094 Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2026-53362 Linux Kernel Unspecified Exploited High 7.8

All Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as BELL-CVE-2026-45969, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-45969, GHSA-rvgc-6x75-qw2f, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2204-CVE-2026-45969, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2404-CVE-2026-45969, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-45969.