Linux Kernel up to 7.1.4 HID picolcd_send_and_wait integer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Linux Kernel up to 7.1.4. The impacted element is the function picolcd_send_and_wait of the component HID. Such manipulation leads to integer overflow. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-80605. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Linux Kernel up to 7.1.4. Affected by this issue is the function picolcd_send_and_wait of the component HID. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a integer overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-190. The product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound, when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This can introduce other weaknesses when the calculation is used for resource management or execution control. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: picolcd: prevent NULL pointer dereference in picolcd_send_and_wait() In picolcd_send_and_wait(), an integer overflow of the signed loop counter 'k' can theoretically lead to a NULL pointer dereference of 'raw_data'. If the loop executes more than INT_MAX times, 'k' becomes negative, making the condition 'k < size' true even when 'size' is 0. Change the type of 'k' to 'unsigned int' to prevent the overflow and eliminate the out-of-bounds access. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with the Svace static analysis tool. [[email protected]: extended hash length]

The advisory is shared for download at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-80605 since 08/26/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 08/28/2026).

Upgrading to version 5.10.261, 5.15.212, 6.1.178, 6.6.145, 6.12.97, 6.18.40 or 7.1.5 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 42dc0b7b55fe0499fc09183f34a1c46d1dcccf77/48caee2c106b03301c72fe389ebff00d852c58d5/dc176447c7279435c46735db7da81aed1ec25cc2/a02d5d7ad7ae5fa3756b8332f7350e973085dcb3/e4edeefb8d5bfceb2058e2b3291f4ae1e5a76e61/d354e523c6f740db758cafcd4c11bb7913285ed8/ef649703dce0df1364fcec3cdad9b32d1c522939/0021eb09041f021c079be1022934a280f7f176c0 is able to eliminate this problem.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Integer overflow
CWE: CWE-190 / CWE-189
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Kernel 5.10.261/5.15.212/6.1.178/6.6.145/6.12.97/6.18.40/7.1.5
Patch: 42dc0b7b55fe0499fc09183f34a1c46d1dcccf77/48caee2c106b03301c72fe389ebff00d852c58d5/dc176447c7279435c46735db7da81aed1ec25cc2/a02d5d7ad7ae5fa3756b8332f7350e973085dcb3/e4edeefb8d5bfceb2058e2b3291f4ae1e5a76e61/d354e523c6f740db758cafcd4c11bb7913285ed8/ef649703dce0df1364fcec3cdad9b32d1c522939/0021eb09041f021c079be1022934a280f7f176c0

Timelineinfo

08/26/2026 CVE reserved
08/28/2026 +2 days Advisory disclosed
08/28/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/28/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: git.kernel.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-80605 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-80605
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-396524

Entryinfo

Created: 08/28/2026 09:53
Changes: 08/28/2026 09:53 (59)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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