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CVE-2022-49984 Detail

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: steam: Prevent NULL pointer dereference in steam_{recv,send}_report It is possible for a malicious device to forgo submitting a Feature Report. The HID Steam driver presently makes no prevision for this and de-references the 'struct hid_report' pointer obtained from the HID devices without first checking its validity. Let's change that.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/989560b6d9e00d99e07bc33067fa1c770994bf4d kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c20d03b82a2e3ddbb555dad4d4f3374a9763222c kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cd11d1a6114bd4bc6450ae59f6e110ec47362126 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc815761948ab5b8c94db6cb53c95103588f16ae kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dee1e51b54794e90763e70a3c78f27ba4fa930ec kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fa2b822d86be5b5ad54fe4fa2daca464e71ff90a kernel.org

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source

Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2022-49984
NVD Published Date:
06/18/2025
NVD Last Modified:
06/18/2025
Source:
kernel.org