CVE-2026-45969
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Memory Corruption in Linux Kernel HID PlayStation Driver
Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-45969, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.
Publication date: 2026-05-27
Last updated on: 2026-06-16
Assigner: kernel.org
Description
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
HID: playstation: Add missing check for input_ff_create_memless
The ps_gamepad_create() function calls input_ff_create_memless()
without verifying its return value, which can lead to incorrect
behavior or potential crashes when FF effects are triggered.
Add a check for the return value of input_ff_create_memless().
CVSS Scores
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Meta Information
Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | From 6.13 (inc) to 6.18.14 (exc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 6.19 (inc) to 6.19.4 (exc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 6.2 (inc) to 6.6.128 (exc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 6.7 (inc) to 6.12.75 (exc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 5.16 (inc) to 6.1.165 (exc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 5.12 (inc) to 5.15.202 (exc) |
Helpful Resources
Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-476 | The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL. |
