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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-64603

critical Nessus Plugin ID 333073

Synopsis

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be patched.

Description

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

 - platform/x86: intel-hid: Protect ACPI notify handler against recursion Since commit e2ffcda16290 (ACPI:
 OSL: Allow Notify () handlers to run on all CPUs) ACPI notify handlers like the intel-hid notify_handler() may run on multiple CPU cores racing with themselves. On convertibles and detachables (matched by DMI chassis-type 31 and 32 in dmi_auto_add_switch[]) the SW_TABLET_MODE input device is registered lazily from notify_handler() on the first tablet-mode event, via intel_hid_switches_setup().
 When two such events race on different CPUs both can pass the !priv->switches check and register the priv->switches input device twice, resulting in a duplicate sysfs entry and a subsequent NULL pointer dereference. This is the same class of bug fixed by commit e075c3b13a0a (platform/x86: intel-vbtn:
 Protect ACPI notify handler against recursion) for the sibling intel-vbtn driver. Protect intel-hid notify_handler() from racing with itself with a mutex to fix this. (CVE-2026-64603)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

Solution

There is no known solution at this time.

See Also

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-64603

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 333073

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2026_64603.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 8/6/2026

Updated: 8/6/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-64603

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:U/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:14.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:linux

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/local_checks_enabled, global_settings/vendor_unpatched, Host/OS/identifier

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/6/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-64603