CVE-2024-57986 — Improper Input Validation in Linux
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
OSV8.8OSV7.8OSV7.1OSV5.9
EPSS
0.0%
top 94.10%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedFeb 27
Latest updateSep 3
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
HID: core: Fix assumption that Resolution Multipliers must be in Logical Collections
A report in 2019 by the syzbot fuzzer was found to be connected to two
errors in the HID core associated with Resolution Multipliers. One of
the errors was fixed by commit ea427a222d8b ("HID: core: Fix deadloop
in hid_apply_multiplier."), but the other has not been fixed.
This error arises because hid_apply_multipler() assumes that every
Reso…
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 Packages6 packages
▶CVEListV5linux/linux5a4abb36f312cf83206b1b7d1308ba47cba0b3cc — 3a002e4029230d9a6be89f869b2328b258612f5c+8
Patches
🔴Vulnerability Details
44OSV▶
linux-aws-6.8, linux-gke, linux-gkeop, linux-nvidia, linux-nvidia-6.8, linux-nvidia-lowlatency, linux-oracle, linux-oracle-6.8 vulnerabilities↗2025-07-22