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.

CVSS v3.0 5.5 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 2.1 LOW

5.5^/10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

2.1^/10

CVSS v2.0 : LOW

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/03/13/1	Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/817b8b9c5396d2b2d92311b46719aad5d3339dbe	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.16.11	Mailing List Patch Vendor Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=817b8b9c5396d2b2d92311b46719aad5d3339dbe	Mailing List Patch Vendor Advisory

Advertisement

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2022-03-27 21:15

Updated : 2022-04-05 06:08

NVD link : CVE-2022-27950

Mitre link : CVE-2022-27950

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-401

Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

Advertisement

Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

{"cve": {"data_type": "CVE", "references": {"reference_data": [{"url": "https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/03/13/1", "name": "https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/03/13/1", "tags": ["Mailing List", "Patch", "Third Party Advisory"], "refsource": "MISC"}, {"url": "https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/817b8b9c5396d2b2d92311b46719aad5d3339dbe", "name": "https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/817b8b9c5396d2b2d92311b46719aad5d3339dbe", "tags": ["Patch", "Third Party Advisory"], "refsource": "MISC"}, {"url": "https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.16.11", "name": "https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.16.11", "tags": ["Mailing List", "Patch", "Vendor Advisory"], "refsource": "MISC"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=817b8b9c5396d2b2d92311b46719aad5d3339dbe", "name": "https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=817b8b9c5396d2b2d92311b46719aad5d3339dbe", "tags": ["Mailing List", "Patch", "Vendor Advisory"], "refsource": "MISC"}]}, "data_format": "MITRE", "description": {"description_data": [{"lang": "en", "value": "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."}]}, "problemtype": {"problemtype_data": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-401"}]}]}, "data_version": "4.0", "CVE_data_meta": {"ID": "CVE-2022-27950", "ASSIGNER": "cve@mitre.org"}}, "impact": {"baseMetricV2": {"cvssV2": {"version": "2.0", "baseScore": 2.1, "accessVector": "LOCAL", "vectorString": "AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P", "authentication": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "accessComplexity": "LOW", "availabilityImpact": "PARTIAL", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE"}, "severity": "LOW", "acInsufInfo": false, "impactScore": 2.9, "obtainAllPrivilege": false, "exploitabilityScore": 3.9, "obtainUserPrivilege": false, "obtainOtherPrivilege": false, "userInteractionRequired": false}, "baseMetricV3": {"cvssV3": {"scope": "UNCHANGED", "version": "3.1", "baseScore": 5.5, "attackVector": "LOCAL", "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "userInteraction": "NONE", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE"}, "impactScore": 3.6, "exploitabilityScore": 1.8}}, "publishedDate": "2022-03-28T04:15Z", "configurations": {"nodes": [{"children": [], "operator": "OR", "cpe_match": [{"cpe23Uri": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "cpe_name": [], "vulnerable": true, "versionEndExcluding": "5.16.11"}]}], "CVE_data_version": "4.0"}, "lastModifiedDate": "2022-04-05T13:08Z"}