Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU69123

#VU69123 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-27950

Published: November 8, 2022

Vulnerability identifier: #VU69123

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-27950

CWE-ID: CWE-401

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel

Software vendor:
Linux Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform DoS attack on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due memory leak within the drivers/hid/hid-elo.c in the Linux kernel. A local user can perform denial of service attack.

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