CVE-2022-27950

Description

In drivers/hid/hid-elo.c in the Linux kernel before 5.16.11, a memory leak exists for a certain hid_parse error condition.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.04%
Vendor Advisory kernel.org Vendor Advisory kernel.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/03/13/1 patch mailing list third party advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/817b8b9c5396d2b2d92311b46719aad5d3339dbe third party advisory patch
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=817b8b9c5396d2b2d92311b46719aad5d3339dbe patch vendor advisory mailing list
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.16.11 patch vendor advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-27950?
CVE-2022-27950 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-27950?
To fix CVE-2022-27950, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2022-27950 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2022-27950 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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