CVE-2022-49984
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.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-49984
Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-49984.html
Vendor advisory: redhat — https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:2458
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| rhel | 9 | fixed | |
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 6.0.2-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 5.10.148-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 6.0.2-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 6.0.2-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 6.0.2-1 |
References
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.