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CVE-2026-93129

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: platform/x86: dell-wmi-base: Fix handling of ultra performance key The commit message of commit 5fbd827eb9c2 ("platform/x86: dell-wmi: Recognise or support new switches") states that the ultra performance key contains additional data after the type and code fields. The event data passed to dell_wmi_process_key() is already parsed, so "buffer" already starts after those two fields. Use the correct index for accessing the first data field to avoid a potential buffer overread.

Severity
Not scored
CVSS score
Not available
Vulnerability status
Received
Source identifier
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Published
2026-09-17 17:18:07.693000
Last modified
2026-10-30 13:20:58.200000
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  "id": "CVE-2026-93129",
  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "published": "2026-09-17T17:18:07.693",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-30T13:20:58.200",
  "vulnStatus": "Received",
  "cveTags": [],
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      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nplatform/x86: dell-wmi-base: Fix handling of ultra performance key\n\nThe commit message of commit 5fbd827eb9c2 (\"platform/x86: dell-wmi: Recognise or support new switches\")\nstates that the ultra performance key contains additional data\nafter the type and code fields. The event data passed to\ndell_wmi_process_key() is already parsed, so \"buffer\" already\nstarts after those two fields.\n\nUse the correct index for accessing the first data field to avoid\na potential buffer overread."
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