CVE-2022-27950 — Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime in Kernel

CWE-401 — Missing Release of Memory after Effective LifetimeCWE-665 — Improper Initialization8 documents8 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 78.99%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
9
Linux KernelDebian LinuxPaloalto Pan-os+6 more
Timeline
PublishedMar 28
Latest updateFeb 14

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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages10 packages

▶NVDlinux/linux_kernel< 5.16.11
▶Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 5.16.11-1+2
▶debiandebian/linux< linux 5.16.11-1 (bookworm)

Patches

Patch: cdn.kernel.org ↗Patch: git.kernel.org ↗Patch: github.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

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GHSA
GHSA-56cr-f967-877p: In drivers/hid/hid-elo↗2022-03-29
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OSV
CVE-2022-27950: In drivers/hid/hid-elo↗2022-03-28
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📋Vendor Advisories

5
Palo Alto
PAN-SA-2024-0001 Informational Bulletin: Impact of OSS CVEs in PAN-OS↗2024-02-14
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Red Hat
kernel: memory leak in drivers/hid/hid-elo.c↗2022-03-13
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Microsoft
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.↗2022-03-08
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Debian
CVE-2022-27950: linux - In drivers/hid/hid-elo.c in the Linux kernel before 5.16.11, a memory leak exist...↗2022
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CISA
Apple Multiple Products Memory Initialization Vulnerability↗2021-11-03
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