CVE-2026-80783

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: magicmouse: prevent unbounded recursion in magicmouse_raw_event() magicmouse_raw_event() handles DOUBLE_REPORT_ID (0xf7) packets, which pack two touch reports into one, by splitting the packet and calling itself on each half. The only guard against runaway recursion is a "size < 1" check, which stops zero-sized calls but does not bound the recursion depth. A malicious HID device that matches this driver can send a report starting with DOUBLE_REPORT_ID and filled with the sequence [0xf7, 0x00]. Each level consumes two bytes and recurses on the remainder, so an incoming report of up to HID_MAX_BUFFER_SIZE (16 KiB) drives roughly 8000 nested calls. That easily exhausts the 16 KiB kernel stack, leading to a stack overflow: a panic with CONFIG_VMAP_STACK, or memory corruption without it. A double report only ever wraps two normal reports; it is never legitimately nested. Refuse to re-enter the DOUBLE_REPORT_ID case from a recursive call so the recursion depth is bounded to two, while all valid packets keep being parsed exactly as before.

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

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 2.6.37 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.15.220, 6.1.187, 6.6.156, 6.12.108, 6.18.49, 7.1.11, 7.2.1, 7.3 and their respective stable series.

Affected from
≥ 2.6.37
Fixed in
✓ 5.15.220 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.187 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.156 6.6.x ✓ 6.12.108 6.12.x ✓ 6.18.49 6.18.x ✓ 7.1.11 7.1.x ✓ 7.2.1 7.2.x ✓ 7.3

Frequently asked questions

  • What is CVE-2026-80783?

    CVE-2026-80783 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . It affects Linux kernel versions from 2.6.37 onward and has been patched in 5.15.220, 6.1.187, 6.6.156 and others. CVE-2026-80783 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

  • Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-80783?

    Yes. CVE-2026-80783 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.220, 6.1.187, 6.6.156 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 2.6.37 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

  • Is CVE-2026-80783 actively exploited?

    No. CVE-2026-80783 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.