Vulnerability · Published Aug 26, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2026-80572Input: byd - synchronize timer deletion before freeing private data

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 2% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 98.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Input: byd - synchronize timer deletion before freeing private data byd_disconnect() uses timer_delete() before freeing the driver's private data. This does not wait for a running byd_clear_touch() callback, which dereferences the private data and its psmouse pointer. A callback racing with disconnect can therefore access the private data after it has been freed. The timer can also still be re-armed by byd_process_byte() while the disconnect is in progress. Use timer_shutdown_sync() before freeing the private data: it waits for a running callback and turns any later re-arm attempt into a no-op.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linux6.1.187-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-80572
Debian:13linux6.12.107-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-80572
Debian:14linux7.1.10-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-80572
Debian:12linux-6.126.12.107-1~deb12u1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux7.0.0-42.42UBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-aws7.0.0-1016.17UBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gcp7.0.0-1016.18UBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeopno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeopno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-7.07.0.0-42.42~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-ibm7.0.0-1017.17UBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotgno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-bosno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegrano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra6.8.0-1036.39UBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oem-7.07.0.0-1017.17UBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oracle7.0.0-1015.16UBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-riscv7.0.0-42.42.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-7.07.0.0-42.42.1~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-vmwareno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-80572

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux 2d5f5611dd0de52e9a52b56391a7049a52184e72 – before fe2785d5513b3254368a1f0831515fc59ab0d40d2d5f5611dd0de52e9a52b56391a7049a52184e72 – before b4d74810aad9b29c313b4d7880c84aceb5abe4882d5f5611dd0de52e9a52b56391a7049a52184e72 – before 84b205297fa15f97510342221d8c9a01197114782d5f5611dd0de52e9a52b56391a7049a52184e72 – before 28d984a66b9e14be74986167b6ad40b5e0daf19a2d5f5611dd0de52e9a52b56391a7049a52184e72 – before ee944a706a18322b4a2599eebe8040a2994e928f2d5f5611dd0de52e9a52b56391a7049a52184e72 – before 8dbfd8e32a13e116790780ed0be82b5a05eb99162d5f5611dd0de52e9a52b56391a7049a52184e72 – before 2e509ef60ee41a2da0deb062c262bb530143fb372d5f5611dd0de52e9a52b56391a7049a52184e72 – before c83e79c0842ed29860648bcce5022ef0ba5001c6
Linux Linux 4.6

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