Kernel use-after-free via rearmed HID teardown timer
Published Sep 4, 2026 · Updated Sep 4, 2026
Use-after-free in the Linux kernel HID uclogic driver allows attackers to dereference freed memory during device removal. uclogic_remove() deletes inrange_timer before stopping the transport, so an in-flight pen report can rearm the timer and make uclogic_inrange_timeout() access freed driver and input-device memory. Triggering requires a supported tablet to deliver a pen report during the narrow removal window; the published record documents no further consequence.
Summary
What happened
Use-after-free in the Linux kernel HID uclogic driver allows attackers to dereference freed memory during device removal. uclogic_remove() deletes inrange_timer before stopping the transport, so an in-flight pen report can rearm the timer and make uclogic_inrange_timeout() access freed driver and input-device memory. Triggering requires a supported tablet to deliver a pen report during the narrow removal window; the published record documents no further consequence.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-80766
- Published
- Sep 4, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 4, 2026
- Vendor
- The Linux Kernel Organization
- Product
- Linux
- Classifications
- CWE-416
- Attack vector
- Unavailable
- Privileges
- Unavailable
Timeline
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- Sep 4, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 4, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=01309e29eb95c16bd48984f2589fad0cbf5e27d1 <506fd50a9027340f0e9dcc587d10ccb03312dba6
- Affected versionversion=01309e29eb95c16bd48984f2589fad0cbf5e27d1 <849e537160bbb77fe419ecc3944bfe125dcd441b
- Affected versionversion=01309e29eb95c16bd48984f2589fad0cbf5e27d1 <9d77ac82e57ead056cf3f71d347083ed9244ad90
- Affected versionversion=01309e29eb95c16bd48984f2589fad0cbf5e27d1 <dc5108f18f58870a8dd4203a02a47e571a2be7f0
- Affected versionversion=01309e29eb95c16bd48984f2589fad0cbf5e27d1 <e750cdb6de009aace3c77f37fe2173f96175e8e4
- Affected versionversion=01309e29eb95c16bd48984f2589fad0cbf5e27d1 <f13d0a00204b05e62336da0ab72ea0d87b56690c
- Affected versionversion=01309e29eb95c16bd48984f2589fad0cbf5e27d1 <f1b3ca06380531f49f988f4721d3ed30b0d7a5d2
- Affected versionversion=01309e29eb95c16bd48984f2589fad0cbf5e27d1 <f40243358b407aec362fe305fabfcdc94a3abd89
- Affected versionversion=5.1
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