Linux Kernel up to 7.2.0 HID mousevsc_on_receive_device_info bLength/wDescriptorLength memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Linux Kernel up to 7.2.0 and classified as critical. This impacts the function mousevsc_on_receive_device_info of the component HID. The manipulation of the argument bLength/wDescriptorLength leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2026-80765. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Linux Kernel up to 7.2.0. This issue affects the function mousevsc_on_receive_device_info of the component HID. The manipulation of the argument bLength/wDescriptorLength with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: hyperv: validate initial device info bounds The Hyper-V synthetic HID host supplies SYNTH_HID_INITIAL_DEVICE_INFO messages that contain a HID descriptor followed by the report descriptor bytes. mousevsc_on_receive_device_info() trusts bLength and wDescriptorLength without checking that the received packet contains both byte ranges. A malformed host or backend message can therefore make the guest read past the received VMBus packet while copying the report descriptor. Pass the received initial-device-info size into the parser and reject descriptor lengths that exceed the packet. Impact: A malicious Hyper-V host or backend can crash a guest by sending a short initial device-info message with an oversized HID report descriptor length.

It is possible to read the advisory at git.kernel.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-80765 since 08/26/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/04/2026).

Upgrading to version 5.10.267, 5.15.218, 6.1.185, 6.6.154, 6.12.106, 6.18.47, 7.1.11, 7.2.1 or 7.3-rc1 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch e0d5d3e45e142b7ef7525654aaa54d3e986002a6/390d3d9c52a710fdc9de95a537747397c0c671d1/8614c043b11cc35ffebd35542ab4da275f8f923d/334271d3812ab3197c95b4593bc6745f8d189114/f84d777574b748b1a488723ca7be9d87a301a872/608f8fd8c0f7b6268da43509447802955f210aac/2529737763cb4bcfcaf397beeea2664656c865b4/c894143c508a7e063aab9f73c9e835ab40121283/934b7778aa7b7c8f6bb073d2a73ba3674885bae0 is able to eliminate this problem.

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Productinfo

Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 5.10.266
• 5.15.217
• 6.1.184
• 6.6.153
• 6.12.105
• 6.18.0
• 6.18.1
• 6.18.2
• 6.18.3
• 6.18.4
• 6.18.5
• 6.18.6
• 6.18.7
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• 6.18.44
• 6.18.45
• 6.18.46
• 7.0
• 7.1
• 7.1.0
• 7.1.1
• 7.1.2
• 7.1.3
• 7.1.4
• 7.1.5
• 7.1.6
• 7.1.7
• 7.1.8
• 7.1.9
• 7.1.10
• 7.2.0

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Kernel 5.10.267/5.15.218/6.1.185/6.6.154/6.12.106/6.18.47/7.1.11/7.2.1/7.3-rc1
Patch: e0d5d3e45e142b7ef7525654aaa54d3e986002a6/390d3d9c52a710fdc9de95a537747397c0c671d1/8614c043b11cc35ffebd35542ab4da275f8f923d/334271d3812ab3197c95b4593bc6745f8d189114/f84d777574b748b1a488723ca7be9d87a301a872/608f8fd8c0f7b6268da43509447802955f210aac/2529737763cb4bcfcaf397beeea2664656c865b4/c894143c508a7e063aab9f73c9e835ab40121283/934b7778aa7b7c8f6bb073d2a73ba3674885bae0

Timelineinfo

08/26/2026 CVE reserved
09/04/2026 +9 days Advisory disclosed
09/04/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/04/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: git.kernel.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-80765 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-80765
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-398891

Entryinfo

Created: 09/04/2026 18:00
Changes: 09/04/2026 18:00 (60)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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