Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
HID: core: zero-initialize the report buffer
Since the report buffer is used by all kinds of drivers in various ways, let's zero-initialize it during allocation to make sure that it can't be ever used to leak kernel memory via specially-crafted report.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 5.5/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
No affected versions have been published.
Timeline
- Published
- Nov 19, 2024
- Last modified
- Oct 15, 2026
- Added to CISA KEV
- Mar 4, 2025
- NVD status
- Analyzed