# CVE-2026-80752: Input: psxpad-spi - set driver data before use

- Severity: CVSS 8.4 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-09-03 · Updated: 2026-09-04

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 4.12

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Input: psxpad-spi - set driver data before use psxpad_spi_suspend() retrieves the controller state with spi_get_drvdata(), but probe never stores it, so suspend dereferences a NULL pointer. Store it during probe.

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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e980066e434a9c74ff1665ed9140427e95b0ee7c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1bba6bd6861b1e0c8ecf20cd1892f0d3877c02a2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/86531cdfb3a03213e2569deed5195412a4e3f7ee
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/da6b8b05db0cf43e0cc198431fa8ee9739b3b817
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1edcb7ffee7ac4dc35cbe5bbd0e27bac3614ebe4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d622c58205adbc8af19864e277386528b671345
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62e25677d1440085381b047ec4984be9b6793759
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/732f38c36059e68ba3b4b89c56911d777fd3185c

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