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CVE-2026-80572

Input: byd - synchronize timer deletion before freeing private data

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 6.1.185, 6.6.154, 6.12.106, 6.18.46, 7.1.10
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
  • Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: no
  • Technical impact: total

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Input: byd - synchronize timer deletion before freeing private data byd_disconnect() uses timer_delete() before freeing the driver's private data. This does not wait for a running byd_clear_touch() callback, which dereferences the private data and its psmouse pointer. A callback racing with disconnect can therefore access the private data after it has been freed. The timer can also still be re-armed by byd_process_byte() while the disconnect is in progress. Use timer_shutdown_sync() before freeing the private data: it waits for a running callback and turns any later re-arm attempt into a no-op.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total

  3. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • Linux Linux

    Version range not reported

  • Linux Linux

    4.6

  • KernelLinux

    From 4.6.0 · fixed in 6.1.185; From 6.2.0 · fixed in 6.6.154; From 6.7.0 · fixed in 6.12.106; From 6.13.0 · fixed in 6.18.46; From 6.19.0 · fixed in 7.1.10

References 8

git.kernel.org