SB20250226570 - Double free in Linux kernel hid driver
Published: February 26, 2025 Updated: May 11, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20250226570
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Double free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-49508)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a double free error within the elan_input_configured() function in drivers/hid/hid-elan.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1af20714fedad238362571620be0bd690ded05b6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/24f9dfdaece9bd75bb8dbfdba83eddeefdf7dc47
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5291451851feeb66fd4bf0826710f482f3b1ab38
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d0726725c7c560495f5ff364862a2cefea542e3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8bb1716507ebf12d50bbf181764481de3b6bc7fd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c92ec22a991778a096342cf1a917ae36c5c86a90
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1d4f19a796551edc6679a681ea1756b8c578c08
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.198