Medium [CVE-2026-80570] synaptics-rmi4 - zero report size on F54 work error

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Input: synaptics-rmi4 - zero report size on F54 work error In rmi_f54_work(), if an error occurs during report request or command verification, the code jumped directly to the 'error' label, bypassing the 'abort' label where f54->report_size was normally zeroed out.

This left f54->report_size containing its previous successful payload size. If a user then altered the V4L2 format to a smaller size, and a subsequent run failed, rmi_f54_buffer_queue() would copy the stale, larger payload size into the shrunken V4L2 buffer, causing a heap buffer overflow.

Fix this by merging the 'abort' and 'error' labels into a single 'out' exit path, and ensuring that f54->report_size is always set to 0 on failure by checking for error and zeroing the local report_size first.

This vulnerability occurs when an error in processing a report request or command leads to an incorrect size being used for subsequent data operations. A local user could exploit this by manipulating the video format, causing the system to attempt to write a larger amount of data than allocated.

This results in a heap buffer overflow, which could lead to a system crash (Denial of Service) or potentially allow an attacker to execute unauthorized code. Red Hat severity: Moderate — CVSS 5.5 (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).

Weakness: CWE-805.