Related Vulnerabilities: CVE-2022-27950  

In drivers/hid/hid-elo.c in the Linux kernel before 5.16.11, a memory leak exists for a certain hid_parse error condition.

Description

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

In drivers/hid/hid-elo.c in the Linux kernel before 5.16.11, a memory leak exists for a certain hid_parse error condition.

Additional Information

  • Bugzilla 2069408: CVE-2022-27950 kernel: Memory leak in drivers/hid/hid-elo.c
  • CWE-401: Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
  • FAQ: Frequently asked questions about CVE-2022-27950