# CVE-2026-80774: HID: asus: fix missing hid\_is\_usb() check

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.12.108, 6.16, 6.18.49, 7.1.11, 7.2.1
- Published: 2026-09-04 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from ff38cf0bd888fe15789a7193d07c4a876388d520, fixed in bdb2e0a2a359e473ca5619e35adee89028697239; from 00e005c952f74f50a3f86af96f56877be4685e14, fixed in 8b5debb6252cd1e2b6c7adf8f95761a0e743d2cf; from 00e005c952f74f50a3f86af96f56877be4685e14, fixed in 1ddc2f5913bec7a846544d51a8f7a8119573b2a1; from 00e005c952f74f50a3f86af96f56877be4685e14, fixed in ee883906cf6685d753af9c2d2ca9fd6f63197726; from 00e005c952f74f50a3f86af96f56877be4685e14, fixed in 02bf61dfb44f17ec187d1da1a82495951bbd12df; from 6.12.35, fixed in 6.12.108; from 6.15.4, fixed in 6.16
- Linux: 6.16
- Kernel (Linux): fixed in 6.12.108; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.49; from 6.16.0, fixed in 7.1.11; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.1

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: asus: fix missing hid_is_usb() check to_usb_interface() can only be used on a hid_device whose parent is really USB; uhid can create devices that identify as being on BUS_USB, but don't actually have a USB parent. Fix the use of to_usb_interface() without a hid_is_usb() check. I have verified that it is currently possible to trigger a kernel splat due to this bug in an ASAN build, and that this commit fixes the issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.12.108, 6.16, 6.18.49, 7.1.11, 7.2.1) per the references below.
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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/bdb2e0a2a359e473ca5619e35adee89028697239
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b5debb6252cd1e2b6c7adf8f95761a0e743d2cf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ddc2f5913bec7a846544d51a8f7a8119573b2a1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee883906cf6685d753af9c2d2ca9fd6f63197726
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/02bf61dfb44f17ec187d1da1a82495951bbd12df

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