---
id: CVE-2026-43152
title: 'HID: hid-pl: handle probe errors'
summary: |-
  In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

  HID: hid-pl: handle probe errors

  Errors in init must be reported back or we'll
  follow a NULL pointer the first time FF is used.
severity: none
vendor: Linux
product: Linux
affected:
  - >-
    Linux >= 20eb12790670985c8e30821218993bd260387b89 <
    78df3de826668fe842c6061a91bc1ed68f493e80
  - >-
    Linux >= 20eb12790670985c8e30821218993bd260387b89 <
    8a84149337eb5e716e6d59f48ff0374dae8d8b2b
  - >-
    Linux >= 20eb12790670985c8e30821218993bd260387b89 <
    926e6715b48b575ed7754bf163a67686bb2eb111
  - >-
    Linux >= 20eb12790670985c8e30821218993bd260387b89 <
    449004434e1f55be85604b2645f2d07c4a92fe53
  - >-
    Linux >= 20eb12790670985c8e30821218993bd260387b89 <
    04e50f45b5175bb90a06f5003113cb4ed6ba44c2
  - >-
    Linux >= 20eb12790670985c8e30821218993bd260387b89 <
    1d46d07458dba369daf61fb643d40a62c8423d8e
  - >-
    Linux >= 20eb12790670985c8e30821218993bd260387b89 <
    7d2f4fdf134e7398847417b25743e1e04928c7d7
  - >-
    Linux >= 20eb12790670985c8e30821218993bd260387b89 <
    3756a272d2cf356d2203da8474d173257f5f8521
  - Linux 2.6.21
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-11-06T15:29:46.962131Z'
published: '2026-05-06'
updated: '2026-11-06'
sourceUpdated: '2026-11-06T15:32:34.042Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-43152'
references:
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78df3de826668fe842c6061a91bc1ed68f493e80'
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a84149337eb5e716e6d59f48ff0374dae8d8b2b'
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/926e6715b48b575ed7754bf163a67686bb2eb111'
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/449004434e1f55be85604b2645f2d07c4a92fe53'
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/04e50f45b5175bb90a06f5003113cb4ed6ba44c2'
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1d46d07458dba369daf61fb643d40a62c8423d8e'
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d2f4fdf134e7398847417b25743e1e04928c7d7'
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3756a272d2cf356d2203da8474d173257f5f8521'
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00128
epssPercentile: 0.02474
ingestedAt: '2026-11-06T15:54:04.010Z'
---

## Overview

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

HID: hid-pl: handle probe errors

Errors in init must be reported back or we'll
follow a NULL pointer the first time FF is used.

## Affected

- `Linux >= 20eb12790670985c8e30821218993bd260387b89 < 78df3de826668fe842c6061a91bc1ed68f493e80`
- `Linux >= 20eb12790670985c8e30821218993bd260387b89 < 8a84149337eb5e716e6d59f48ff0374dae8d8b2b`
- `Linux >= 20eb12790670985c8e30821218993bd260387b89 < 926e6715b48b575ed7754bf163a67686bb2eb111`
- `Linux >= 20eb12790670985c8e30821218993bd260387b89 < 449004434e1f55be85604b2645f2d07c4a92fe53`
- `Linux >= 20eb12790670985c8e30821218993bd260387b89 < 04e50f45b5175bb90a06f5003113cb4ed6ba44c2`
- `Linux >= 20eb12790670985c8e30821218993bd260387b89 < 1d46d07458dba369daf61fb643d40a62c8423d8e`
- `Linux >= 20eb12790670985c8e30821218993bd260387b89 < 7d2f4fdf134e7398847417b25743e1e04928c7d7`
- `Linux >= 20eb12790670985c8e30821218993bd260387b89 < 3756a272d2cf356d2203da8474d173257f5f8521`
- `Linux 2.6.21`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.