CVE-2022-49981
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BaseFortify
Publication date: 2025-06-18
Last updated on: 2025-11-14
Assigner: kernel.org
Description
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
HID: hidraw: fix memory leak in hidraw_release()
Free the buffered reports before deleting the list entry.
BUG: memory leak
unreferenced object 0xffff88810e72f180 (size 32):
comm "softirq", pid 0, jiffies 4294945143 (age 16.080s)
hex dump (first 32 bytes):
64 f3 c6 6a d1 88 07 04 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 d..j............
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
backtrace:
[<ffffffff814ac6c3>] kmemdup+0x23/0x50 mm/util.c:128
[<ffffffff8357c1d2>] kmemdup include/linux/fortify-string.h:440 [inline]
[<ffffffff8357c1d2>] hidraw_report_event+0xa2/0x150 drivers/hid/hidraw.c:521
[<ffffffff8356ddad>] hid_report_raw_event+0x27d/0x740 drivers/hid/hid-core.c:1992
[<ffffffff8356e41e>] hid_input_report+0x1ae/0x270 drivers/hid/hid-core.c:2065
[<ffffffff835f0d3f>] hid_irq_in+0x1ff/0x250 drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-core.c:284
[<ffffffff82d3c7f9>] __usb_hcd_giveback_urb+0xf9/0x230 drivers/usb/core/hcd.c:1670
[<ffffffff82d3cc26>] usb_hcd_giveback_urb+0x1b6/0x1d0 drivers/usb/core/hcd.c:1747
[<ffffffff82ef1e14>] dummy_timer+0x8e4/0x14c0 drivers/usb/gadget/udc/dummy_hcd.c:1988
[<ffffffff812f50a8>] call_timer_fn+0x38/0x200 kernel/time/timer.c:1474
[<ffffffff812f5586>] expire_timers kernel/time/timer.c:1519 [inline]
[<ffffffff812f5586>] __run_timers.part.0+0x316/0x430 kernel/time/timer.c:1790
[<ffffffff812f56e4>] __run_timers kernel/time/timer.c:1768 [inline]
[<ffffffff812f56e4>] run_timer_softirq+0x44/0x90 kernel/time/timer.c:1803
[<ffffffff848000e6>] __do_softirq+0xe6/0x2ea kernel/softirq.c:571
[<ffffffff81246db0>] invoke_softirq kernel/softirq.c:445 [inline]
[<ffffffff81246db0>] __irq_exit_rcu kernel/softirq.c:650 [inline]
[<ffffffff81246db0>] irq_exit_rcu+0xc0/0x110 kernel/softirq.c:662
[<ffffffff84574f02>] sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0xa2/0xd0 arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c:1106
[<ffffffff84600c8b>] asm_sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x1b/0x20 arch/x86/include/asm/idtentry.h:649
[<ffffffff8458a070>] native_safe_halt arch/x86/include/asm/irqflags.h:51 [inline]
[<ffffffff8458a070>] arch_safe_halt arch/x86/include/asm/irqflags.h:89 [inline]
[<ffffffff8458a070>] acpi_safe_halt drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c:111 [inline]
[<ffffffff8458a070>] acpi_idle_do_entry+0xc0/0xd0 drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c:554
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.0 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.0 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.0 |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 5.15.160 (inc) to 5.16 (inc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 5.15.160 (inc) to 5.16 (inc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 5.15.160 (inc) to 5.16 (inc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 5.15.160 (inc) to 5.16 (inc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 5.15.160 (inc) to 5.16 (inc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 5.15.160 (inc) to 5.16 (inc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 5.15.160 (inc) to 5.16 (inc) |
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Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-401 | The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, making the memory unavailable for reallocation and reuse. |
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AI Powered Q&A
Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability is a memory leak in the Linux kernel's HID subsystem, specifically in the hidraw_release() function. The issue occurs because buffered reports are not freed before deleting the list entry, causing unreferenced memory objects to remain allocated and not properly released.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The memory leak can lead to increased memory usage over time, potentially degrading system performance or causing resource exhaustion. This could affect system stability, especially on devices that heavily use HID devices or run for extended periods without reboot.
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