CVE-2022-49777

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.

Score

CVSS 3.1 5.5 Medium

Status

Analyzed - 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Published

2025-05-01

Last modified

2026-05-23

Weaknesses

CWE-401

Affected products

• Linux Kernel (Linux)

References

• 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