Race condition in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-80771
Published: September 6, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU147152
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-80771
CWE-ID: CWE-362
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in the Nintendo HID driver's joycon_input_create() function when handling concurrent EVIOCSFF ioctls during input-device initialization. A local user can issue a concurrent EVIOCSFF ioctl to dereference a NULL force-feedback device pointer and cause a denial of service.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2026-80771
Install security update from vendor's repository.
External References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/268679f501386ad46405d42c2bcf89384cb5e256
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/27dc4b8eadac73b3c3cc526c8547d8b4ae8528be
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3288bec1a21d582b504344380139cdc0e88ebe4d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9fc7547f911ada09da33c5e204e5acda38e765a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d723bc1fe2e72b9252234e94c11af644ec477bf7