CVE-2026-80782

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: magicmouse: do not keep a stale msc->input if no input is claimed magicmouse_input_mapping() caches the first hid_input's input_dev in msc->input while the report descriptor is parsed, and the rest of the driver treats a non-NULL msc->input as proof that an input device was registered. That does not hold on the hid-input error path. If hidinput_connect() fails -- for instance because input_register_device() returns an error -- it unwinds through hidinput_disconnect(), which frees every input_dev it created, including the one cached in msc->input. The failure does not abort the probe. hid_connect() only skips the claim: if ((connect_mask & HID_CONNECT_HIDINPUT) && !hidinput_connect(hdev, connect_mask & HID_CONNECT_HIDINPUT_FORCE)) hdev->claimed |= HID_CLAIMED_INPUT; and the "device has no listeners" bailout below it does not fire for this driver, which sets ->raw_event; on the USB Magic Mouse 2 / Magic Trackpad 2 paths hidraw and hiddev are claimed as well. hid_hw_start() therefore returns 0 and magicmouse_probe() continues with msc->input pointing at freed memory. Being non-NULL, it passes the "input not registered" check in probe and the NULL checks in ->raw_event and ->event, so the next input report dereferences freed memory. Clear msc->input when the HID core did not claim an input device, so the existing NULL checks cover this case as well.

Package Linux Kernel
Published 2026-09-04
Last modified 2026-10-19
Patch available
Yes

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 3.8.7, 3.9 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.10.269, 5.15.218, 6.1.185, 6.6.154, 6.12.106, 6.18.47, 7.1.11, 7.2.1, 7.3 and their respective stable series.

Affected from
≥ 3.8.7 ≥ 3.9
Fixed in
✓ 5.10.269 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.218 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.185 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.154 6.6.x ✓ 6.12.106 6.12.x ✓ 6.18.47 6.18.x ✓ 7.1.11 7.1.x ✓ 7.2.1 7.2.x ✓ 7.3

Frequently asked questions

  • What is CVE-2026-80782?

    CVE-2026-80782 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . It affects Linux kernel versions from 3.8.7 onward and has been patched in 5.10.269, 5.15.218, 6.1.185 and others. CVE-2026-80782 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

  • Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-80782?

    Yes. CVE-2026-80782 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.269, 5.15.218, 6.1.185 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 3.8.7 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

  • Is CVE-2026-80782 actively exploited?

    No. CVE-2026-80782 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.