HID: nintendo: register input device after capabilities are set
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Fixed
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
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 6.1.191, 6.12.106, 6.18.47, 7.1.11, 7.2.1, 7.3
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 7 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
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-80771
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x6pf-56pg-q32p
- 2026-10-19 Fix available: Linux/[email protected] · CNA
- 2026-10-21 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-21 CVSS score added · Red Hat
- 2026-10-30 Fix available: Linux/[email protected], Linux/Linux@a2a46a705c1fa724aac158fd188273dd7ee8c171 · CNA
- 2026-10-30 1 new reference · CNA
- 2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
Other 6
- 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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Sources
- CVE-2026-80771 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-80771 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x6pf-56pg-q32p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-80771 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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