HID: nintendo: fix out-of-bounds read in joycon_ctlr_read_handler() (Linux Linux)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.21 % · percentile 12 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- Linux
- NVD status
- Received
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: nintendo: fix out-of-bounds read in joycon_ctlr_read_handler() joycon_ctlr_read_handler() casts an incoming HID input report to struct joycon_input_report and parses it, guarding the cast only with a 12-byte length check: if (size >= 12) /* make sure it contains the input report */ joycon_parse_report(ctlr, (struct joycon_input_report *)data); struct joycon_input_report is 49 bytes: a 13-byte header followed by a union whose IMU arm is 36 bytes. For an IMU report joycon_parse_report() -> joycon_parse_imu_report() walks that union (struct offsets 13..48), so a report of exactly 12 bytes with data[0] == JC_INPUT_IMU_DATA passes the guard yet is read up to 37 bytes past its declared length. The over-read bytes are decoded into accelerometer/gyroscope values and forwarded to userspace through the "(IMU)" input device, leaking driver-internal memory. data[0] and size are fully controlled by a malicious or spoofed Joy-Con/Pro Controller. Receive buffers are sized to the maximum report length, so this is an over-read within the allocation rather than a slab OOB, but the decoded bytes still reach userspace. The sibling subcmd path in joycon_ctlr_handle_event() already bounds the same cast correctly: if (size < sizeof(struct joycon_input_report) || data[0] != JC_INPUT_SUBCMD_REPLY) break; Use the same sizeof(struct joycon_input_report) bound here.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/33ea29f8b6141f2d265de807e110a6435b355cb0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd397c4123a4bc084913d8c7fdb40ef94e9f8172
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/addca61f9a23c0d20a387c2040e70479f54518e1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/51cfd1adbe7a46bb08af162abb3ab3b6820e2d15
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d4cabd4089adb59cf7974915737c52cc47a9bb1b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/34725ed4719da424113db8449fb5485aaf71a913
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/27b376b945c0aac46fcdfcc950b14a85b874b557
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-71415
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-80772
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1232 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Debian LTS · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1163 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Debian LTS · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Linux · Linux | affected 2af16c1f846bd60240745bbd3afa13d5f040c61a < 33ea29f8b6141f2d265de807e110a6435b355cb0 ; affected 2af16c1f846bd60240745bbd3afa13d5f040c61a < bd397c4123a4bc084913d8c7fdb40ef94e9f8172 ; affected 2af16c1f846bd60240745bbd3afa13d5f040c61a < addca61f9a23c0d20a387c2040e70479f54518e1 ; affected 2af16c1f846bd60240745bbd3afa13d5f040c61a < 51cfd1adbe7a46bb08af162abb3ab3b6820e2d15 ; affected 2af16c1f846bd60240745bbd3afa13d5f040c61a < d4cabd4089adb59cf7974915737c52cc47a9bb1b ; affected 2af16c1f846bd60240745bbd3afa13d5f040c61a < 34725ed4719da424113db8449fb5485aaf71a913 |
| Linux · Linux | affected 5.16 ; unaffected 0 < 5.16 ; unaffected 6.1.185 ≤ 6.1.* ; unaffected 6.6.154 ≤ 6.6.* ; unaffected 6.12.106 ≤ 6.12.* ; unaffected 6.18.47 ≤ 6.18.* |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |