High 8.8Published Jul 9, 2025

CVE-2025-38253HID: wacom: fix crash in wacom_aes_battery_handler()

Updated under an hour ago (2026-10-19 13:10 UTC)

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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: wacom: fix crash in wacom_aes_battery_handler() Commit fd2a9b29dc9c ("HID: wacom: Remove AES power_supply after extended inactivity") introduced wacom_aes_battery_handler() which is scheduled as a delayed work (aes_battery_work). In wacom_remove(), aes_battery_work is not canceled. Consequently, if the device is removed while aes_battery_work is still pending, then hard crashes or "Oops: general protection fault..." are experienced when wacom_aes_battery_handler() is finally called. E.g., this happens with built-in USB devices after resume from hibernate when aes_battery_work was still pending at the time of hibernation. So, take care to cancel aes_battery_work in wacom_remove().

CVSS: 8.8 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): Not given
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Linux
NVD analysis: Modified
Record last updated: Oct 15, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 15, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name)	from fd2a9b29dc9c4c35def91d5d1c5b470843539de6 before a4f182ffa30c52ad1c8e12edfb8049ee748c0f1b; from fd2a9b29dc9c4c35def91d5d1c5b470843539de6 before 57a3d82200dbeccd002244b96acad570eeeb731f; from fd2a9b29dc9c4c35def91d5d1c5b470843539de6 before f3054152c12e2eed1e72704aff47b0ea58229584	CNA record
linux linux_kernel linux:linux_kernel	from 6.8 before 6.12.36; from 6.13 before 6.15.5; 6.16; 6.16; 6.16	NVD

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a4f182ffa30c52ad1c8e12edfb8049ee748c0f1bpatch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/57a3d82200dbeccd002244b96acad570eeeb731fpatch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f3054152c12e2eed1e72704aff47b0ea58229584patch

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