CVE-2026-31522
kernel: HID: magicmouse: avoid memory leak in magicmouse_report_fixup()
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · April 22, 2026
Updated · June 28, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's HID magicmouse driver. The magicmouse_report_fixup() function, responsible for fixing report descriptors, allocates a new memory buffer but fails to free it. This memory leak can accumulate over time, potentially allowing a local attacker to exhaust system resources and cause a Denial of Service (DoS).
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-772 · Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime