SB20250619121 - Memory leak in Linux kernel hid driver
Published: June 19, 2025 Updated: June 21, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20250619121
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-2022-49981)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the hidraw_release() function in drivers/hid/hidraw.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/1bea0bbf66001b0c7bf239a4d70eaf47824d3feb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/52a3c62a815161c2dcf38ac421f6c41d8679462b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/53c7c4d5d40b45c127cb1193bf3e9670f844c3cf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e2fa79226580b035b00260d9f240ab9bda4af5d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a5623a203cffe2d2b84d2f6c989d9017db1856af
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c06b013f5cbfeafe0a9cfa5a7128604c34e0e517
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dfd27a737283313a3e626e97b9d9b2d8d6a94188
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f5b7e9611cffec345d62d5bdd8b6e30e89956818
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.257