# 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.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-03-28 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

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## References

- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/03/13/1
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/817b8b9c5396d2b2d92311b46719aad5d3339dbe
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=817b8b9c5396d2b2d92311b46719aad5d3339dbe
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.16.11

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