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.
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.
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Fri, 04 Sep 2026 15:30:00 +0000
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| Description | 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. | |
| Title | HID: nintendo: register input device after capabilities are set | |
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-04T15:12:43.246Z
Reserved: 2026-08-26T14:34:25.792Z
Link: CVE-2026-80771
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-04T16:18:02.620
Modified: 2026-09-04T16:18:02.620
Link: CVE-2026-80771
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