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CVE-2026-80752: Input: psxpad-spi - set driver data before use

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.4 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-09-03 · updated 2026-09-04

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.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: 4.12 — fixed in 7.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 7.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1bba6bd6861b1e0c8ecf20cd1892f0d3877c02a2
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1edcb7ffee7ac4dc35cbe5bbd0e27bac3614ebe4
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62e25677d1440085381b047ec4984be9b6793759
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/732f38c36059e68ba3b4b89c56911d777fd3185c
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/86531cdfb3a03213e2569deed5195412a4e3f7ee
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d622c58205adbc8af19864e277386528b671345
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/da6b8b05db0cf43e0cc198431fa8ee9739b3b817
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e980066e434a9c74ff1665ed9140427e95b0ee7c

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