Input: i8042 - fix leaking of platform device on module removal
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.
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
231 explicit affected versions
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
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.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f25add5ecf88de0f8ff2b27b6c0731a1f1b38ed
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f348b60c79671eee33c1389efe89109c93047da
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81cd7e8489278d28794e7b272950c3e00c344e44
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81df118e79b2136b5c016394f67a051dc508b7b6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a32cd7feb0127bf629a82686b6e2c128139a86e5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5f7f6e63fed9c2ed09725d90059a28907e197e3
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/49xxx/CVE-2022-49777.json
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-49777