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CVE-2022-27950

kernel: memory leak in drivers/hid/hid-elo.c

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5.1

CVSS 3.1

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Published · March 13, 2022

Updated · June 28, 2026

Description

A memory leak flaw was found in elo_probe in drivers/hid/hid-elo.c in the Human Interface Devices (HID) in the Linux kernel. This issue allows an attacker to cause a denial of service when hid_parse() in elo_probe() fails.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options don't meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 5.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-401 · Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime