Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-80765
Published: September 6, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU147160
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-80765
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local privileged user to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read in mousevsc_on_receive_device_info() in the Hyper-V HID driver when processing SYNTH_HID_INITIAL_DEVICE_INFO messages. A local privileged user can send a short initial device-info message with an oversized HID report descriptor length to cause a denial of service.
Exploitation requires control of the Hyper-V host or backend.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2026-80765
Install security update from vendor's repository.
External References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2529737763cb4bcfcaf397beeea2664656c865b4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/334271d3812ab3197c95b4593bc6745f8d189114
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/390d3d9c52a710fdc9de95a537747397c0c671d1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/608f8fd8c0f7b6268da43509447802955f210aac
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8614c043b11cc35ffebd35542ab4da275f8f923d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/934b7778aa7b7c8f6bb073d2a73ba3674885bae0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c894143c508a7e063aab9f73c9e835ab40121283
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e0d5d3e45e142b7ef7525654aaa54d3e986002a6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f84d777574b748b1a488723ca7be9d87a301a872