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.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 5.5/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.16.11Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=817b8b9c5396d2b2d92311b46719aad5d3339dbeMailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/817b8b9c5396d2b2d92311b46719aad5d3339dbePatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/03/13/1Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.16.11Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=817b8b9c5396d2b2d92311b46719aad5d3339dbeMailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/817b8b9c5396d2b2d92311b46719aad5d3339dbePatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/03/13/1Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Mar 28, 2022
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified