Input: sur40 - fix input device registration ordering
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Input: sur40 - fix input device registration ordering In sur40_probe(), input_register_device() was previously called early before the V4L2 video device and vb2_queue components were fully initialized. If userspace opened the input device immediately upon registration, sur40_open() would trigger and start the sur40_poll() worker thread. This worker thread invokes sur40_process_video() and accesses the uninitialized vb2_queue structure, leading to a data race and potential system crash. Furthermore, if V4L2 or video registration failed after input_register_device() succeeded, the error path fell through to calling input_free_device() on a successfully registered device instead of input_unregister_device(), corrupting input core state. Move input_register_device() to the very end of sur40_probe(). This ensures the V4L2 and video queue structures are fully initialized before polling can start, and naturally resolves the error path bug since input_free_device() is now only called when input registration has not yet occurred. To maintain strict LIFO (Last-In, First-Out) teardown ordering, also move input_unregister_device() to the very beginning of sur40_disconnect(). This guarantees that the input polling worker thread is stopped before V4L2 video components or control handlers are unregistered.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.266, 5.15.217, 6.1.184, 6.6.153, 6.12.105, 6.18.46, 7.1.10, 7.2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 5 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-80559
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7345-535v-r8v7
References
Other 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cd4ecce2fd87760c0ad9a9d28c9fc62ea1dbfd3d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dab741c9da72102a37cc1020a929051b7c45f9fb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/764b507be7b51787e1f577ca3bf0bab7efe81ff8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e8ed76a4f3572e637653f0654cccdf617903231
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83aa12f9f2468a4fbef027c09224dc1011850fb0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c1c5227c93f18cd329dd754b4df5e0e2daece1e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/beb9b0bd6e6e23f5e9e42b7ef890a50f57f1f3aa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9da976eb649c9e2f588a4499410e4d8af687925f
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Sources
- CVE-2026-80559 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-80559 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7345-535v-r8v7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-80559 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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