CVE-2026-80752 Input: psxpad-spi - set driver data before use
A null pointer dereference in the psxpad-spi driver causes a kernel crash during suspend, leading to denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-80752?
CVE-2026-80752 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, published on 3 Sep 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
Input: psxpad-spi - set driver data before use
psxpad_spi_suspend() retrieves the controller state with spi_get_drvdata(), but probe never stores it, so suspend dereferences a NULL pointer. Store it during probe.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-80752?
How do I fix CVE-2026-80752?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2026-80752 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-80752 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as AZL-99068, BELL-CVE-2026-80752, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-80752, GHSA-8qwq-c5q8-xcxf, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-80752.