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CVE-2022-49777

Input: i8042 - fix leaking of platform device on module removal

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Fix
Fixed in 4.19.267, 5.4.225, 5.10.156, 5.15.80
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Input: i8042 - fix leaking of platform device on module removal Avoid resetting the module-wide i8042_platform_device pointer in i8042_probe() or i8042_remove(), so that the device can be properly destroyed by i8042_exit() on module unload.

Timeline

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Affected versions

  • Linux Linux

    From 4.19.224 · fixed in 4.19.267; From 5.4.170 · fixed in 5.4.225; From 5.10.90 · fixed in 5.10.156; From 5.15.13 · fixed in 5.15.80

  • Linux Linux

    5.16

References 6

git.kernel.org