SB2022110867 - Memory leak in Linux kernel hid driver
Published: November 8, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022110867
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) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-27950)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform DoS attack on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due memory leak within the drivers/hid/hid-elo.c in the Linux kernel. A local user can perform denial of service attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/03/13/1
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/817b8b9c5396d2b2d92311b46719aad5d3339dbe
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.16.11
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=817b8b9c5396d2b2d92311b46719aad5d3339dbe