CVE-2026-80767: Linux kernel · HID: sensor: custom: Fix use-after-free in enable_sensor
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · CVSS not yet scored by NVD
- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 9% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 4 Sep 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: sensor: custom: Fix use-after-free in enable_sensor enable_sensor_store() can call set_power_report_state(), which dereferences sensor_inst->power_state and sensor_inst->report_state. These pointers refer to entries in sensor_inst->fields. Create the field attributes before exposing the enable_sensor sysfs attribute, so enable_sensor cannot be accessed before the state it depends on has been initialized. On remove, delete enable_sensor before freeing the field attributes, so a concurrent sysfs write cannot dereference freed memory through power_state or report_state.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-80767 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/244a1cb638370490ed74a8adb5cc3f1212602e32 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ce90cfc6646a32100feabd7110ae0352aa01167 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/7bb79a3cf45e0805aef74457e19deb77e18cf196 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/8406d4b69d48bc72fb6f8812a65a17a1f903440b (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad8fb82b04422f49530d2aa2753cc81d1c60102c (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c0757f10610542d763bd0bf9bda455b78afeef0b (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c2be74b0272b7f8f60739e7aaf0d36c0befe7136 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/d37ff4e3635c18af907f25712596f8ccec323751 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7cbea1d342a16ec96d9eb3d7bd0ba2d4b2f2855 (opens in a new tab)