CVE-2026-23196

MEDIUMNVD 5.55.5—Trending — 3 sources updated this week

5.5

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

HID: Intel-thc-hid: Intel-thc: Add safety check for reading DMA buffer

Add DMA buffer readiness check before reading DMA buffer to avoid unexpected NULL pointer accessing.

CVSS v3: 5.5
EG Score: 5.5(medium)
EPSS: 5.6%
KEV: Not listed

Published

February 14, 2026

Last Modified

March 19, 2026

References (2)

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e84a807c98a71f767fd1f609637bc5944f916cb
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9a917998d172ec117f9e9de1919174153c0ace4

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 9× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

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2026-05-29 13:51 UTCEG score recompute
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-23196?

CVE-2026-23196 is a medium vulnerability published on February 14, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: Intel-thc-hid: Intel-thc: Add safety check for reading DMA buffer Add DMA buffer readiness check before reading DMA buffer to avoid unexpected NULL pointer accessing.

When was CVE-2026-23196 disclosed?

CVE-2026-23196 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on February 14, 2026, with the most recent update on March 19, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2026-23196 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-23196 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 5.6% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-23196?

CVE-2026-23196 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2026-23196?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-23196, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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