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CVE-2026-80783
HID: magicmouse: prevent unbounded recursion in magicmouse_raw_event()
Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: magicmouse: prevent unbounded recursion in magicmouse_raw_event() magicmouse_raw_event() handles DOUBLE_REPORT_ID (0xf7) packets, which pack two touch reports into one, by splitting the packet and calling itself on each half. The only guard against runaway recursion is a "size < 1" check, which stops zero-sized calls but does not bound the recursion depth. A malicious HID device that matches this driver can send a report starting with DOUBLE_REPORT_ID and filled with the sequence [0xf7, 0x00]. Each level consumes two bytes and recurses on the remainder, so an incoming report of up to HID_MAX_BUFFER_SIZE (16 KiB) drives roughly 8000 nested calls. That easily exhausts the 16 KiB kernel stack, leading to a stack overflow: a panic with CONFIG_VMAP_STACK, or memory corruption without it. A double report only ever wraps two normal reports; it is never legitimately nested. Refuse to re-enter the DOUBLE_REPORT_ID case from a recursive call so the recursion depth is bounded to two, while all valid packets keep being parsed exactly as before.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 4, 2026, 4:18 p.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 4, 2026, 4:18 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Affected Products

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ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
Solution
Update the Linux kernel to prevent unbounded recursion and stack overflows in the HID driver.
  • Update the Linux kernel to the latest version.
  • Apply the provided patch for the magicmouse driver.
  • Limit recursion depth in magicmouse_raw_event.
  • Validate incoming HID report structures.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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  • New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Sep. 04, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: magicmouse: prevent unbounded recursion in magicmouse_raw_event() magicmouse_raw_event() handles DOUBLE_REPORT_ID (0xf7) packets, which pack two touch reports into one, by splitting the packet and calling itself on each half. The only guard against runaway recursion is a "size < 1" check, which stops zero-sized calls but does not bound the recursion depth. A malicious HID device that matches this driver can send a report starting with DOUBLE_REPORT_ID and filled with the sequence [0xf7, 0x00]. Each level consumes two bytes and recurses on the remainder, so an incoming report of up to HID_MAX_BUFFER_SIZE (16 KiB) drives roughly 8000 nested calls. That easily exhausts the 16 KiB kernel stack, leading to a stack overflow: a panic with CONFIG_VMAP_STACK, or memory corruption without it. A double report only ever wraps two normal reports; it is never legitimately nested. Refuse to re-enter the DOUBLE_REPORT_ID case from a recursive call so the recursion depth is bounded to two, while all valid packets keep being parsed exactly as before.
    Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/80xxx/CVE-2026-80783.json">CVE-2026-80783</a>
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/26c45abed62536aabf4033fb6d64cf72e93374e9
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70589b0c005db003f6d8ae4db3c4d54fed7b83e4
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a10a624996f16628234306b46f0cf36707d78bd
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a33a596d3ad8dfe6c96a368097a028abeee16c17
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bec338b07beb883726b32192c8f01c601bc76fda
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d095de37f78c5f32a4252ef0f99b84ba76550b86
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d16df755b4493b6d37803c628b2c621d096796a8
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/db8d634128d2ba88d79c0b601e983ebe14bb0519
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