# CVE-2026-80771: HID: nintendo: register input device after capabilities are set

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.12.106, 6.18.47, 7.1.11, 7.2.1
- Published: 2026-09-04 · Updated: 2026-10-30

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.16
- Kernel (Linux): from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.12.106; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.47; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.1.11; from 7.2.0, fixed in 7.2.1

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: nintendo: register input device after capabilities are set input_register_device() exposes the device to userspace immediately. In joycon_input_create() it was called before joycon_config_rumble() configures the FF_RUMBLE capability and the memless force-feedback device, so a concurrent EVIOCSFF could dereference a NULL dev->ff. Registering early also means the initial udev event lacks button and axis information, which can make input managers ignore the device. Move input_register_device() to the end of joycon_input_create(), after all capabilities, the IMU input device and the force-feedback callbacks have been configured.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2a46a705c1fa724aac158fd188273dd7ee8c171
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3288bec1a21d582b504344380139cdc0e88ebe4d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/268679f501386ad46405d42c2bcf89384cb5e256
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9fc7547f911ada09da33c5e204e5acda38e765a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/27dc4b8eadac73b3c3cc526c8547d8b4ae8528be
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d723bc1fe2e72b9252234e94c11af644ec477bf7

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