CVE-2026-80572

Input: byd - synchronize timer deletion before freeing private data

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: August 26, 2026 at 02:37 PM UTC
Updated: October 30, 2026 at 01:20 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

2d5f5611dd0de52e9a52b56391a7049a52184e724.6
Vendor states this is fixed in 28d984a66b9e14be74986167b6ad40b5e0daf19a (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2e509ef60ee41a2da0deb062c262bb530143fb37 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 84b205297fa15f97510342221d8c9a0119711478 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 8dbfd8e32a13e116790780ed0be82b5a05eb9916 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in c83e79c0842ed29860648bcce5022ef0ba5001c6 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in ee944a706a18322b4a2599eebe8040a2994e928f (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.6 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.185 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.106 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18.46 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.154 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.1.10 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.2 (unaffected)

Remediation

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No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

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CVSS

7.8HIGHLinux
Vector?

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