CVE-2022-49508
HIGHLinux Kernel 4.17-5.18.3 - Use-After-Free in HID Elan Input Device
Title source: llmDescription
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: elan: Fix potential double free in elan_input_configured 'input' is a managed resource allocated with devm_input_allocate_device(), so there is no need to call input_free_device() explicitly or there will be a double free. According to the doc of devm_input_allocate_device(): * Managed input devices do not need to be explicitly unregistered or * freed as it will be done automatically when owner device unbinds from * its driver (or binding fails).
References (7)
Core 7
Core References
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0028
EPSS Percentile
19.7%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-415
Status
published
Products (23)
linux/Kernel
4.17.0 - 4.19.247linux
linux/Kernel
4.20.0 - 5.4.198linux
linux/Kernel
5.11.0 - 5.15.46linux
linux/Kernel
5.16.0 - 5.17.14linux
linux/Kernel
5.18.0 - 5.18.3linux
linux/Kernel
5.5.0 - 5.10.121linux
Linux/Linux
< 4.17
Linux/Linux
4.17
Linux/Linux
4.19.247 - 4.19.*
Linux/Linux
5.10.121 - 5.10.*
... and 13 more
Published
Feb 26, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026