Bug 2528591 (CVE-2026-80771)

Summary:	CVE-2026-80771 kernel: HID: nintendo: register input device after capabilities are set
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Product Security DevOps Team <prodsec-dev>
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Priority:	medium
Version:	unspecified	CC:	akhatavk, aos-team-art-private, asdas, dpaolell, jdelft, jupierce, lgarciaa, mbiarnes, ppalepu, ppostler, prdhamdh, rhel-process-autobot, sghai, sidsharm, suppawar, vlaad, watson-tool-maintainers
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Doc Text:	A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Nintendo Joy-Con driver. A local attacker could potentially trigger a null pointer dereference by sending a concurrent force-feedback (FF_RUMBLE) command while the device is being registered. This could lead to a system crash, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS).	Story Points:	---
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-09-04 15:37:13 UTC

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.

Comment 1 gkamathe 2026-09-08 18:49:35 UTC

Upstream advisory:
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/security/vulns.git/plain/cve/published/2026/CVE-2026-80771.mbox