# CVE-2026-98502: HID: alps: unregister DualPoint Stick input device on remove

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.6.160, 6.12.112, 6.18.55, 7.2.9
- Published: 2026-10-18 · Updated: 2026-10-30

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 4.8
- Kernel (Linux): from 4.8.0, fixed in 6.6.160; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.112; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.55; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.9

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: alps: unregister DualPoint Stick input device on remove alps_input_configured() allocates a second input device ("DualPoint Stick") with input_allocate_device() and registers it, but the alps_driver struct has no .remove handler and input2 is not tracked in hdev->inputs. The default remove path (hid_hw_stop -> hidinput_disconnect) only iterates hdev->inputs, so input2 is never unregistered and leaks on every device removal. Add a .remove handler that stops the device first (preventing URB callbacks from touching input2 during teardown) and then unregisters input2.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/10c14ba9a2f75be78bde46fb7f5432bf02b39676
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3efab2a65f6062fa80322095a124c16e2fe0f119
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0cd13b96e00cacf1b252814442d197fdff0b1f4f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd9571812d02242b6bba2637fba924a78a5c6fa8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1170ebfba562b3938ff7749b2e42e4420f19436d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa4845a710ae9fee6a3831f5c338904cea77c3aa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/978e801750c7b0859e87eae619f7d88fcd88333e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa9dde93e05a837645fdfd577eea71f0733f0694

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