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TI-2022-10818 Aliases CVE-2022-27950GHSA-56cr-f967-877p

In drivers/hid/hid-elo.c in the Linux kernel before 5.16.11, a memory leak exists for a…

Priority LOW 25CWE-401Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-401.

Summary

In drivers/hid/hid-elo.c in the Linux kernel before 5.16.11, a memory leak exists for a certain hid_parse error condition.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00381 32nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 3 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 5.16.11VulnerableLinux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 5.16.11 Vulnerable ·Linux

Remediation

Red Hat 3 advisories

  • RHSA-2024:1188 Released 2024-03-06 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.8.6) kernel-tools-libs-devel-4.18.0-372.95.1.el8_6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.8.6) bpftool-4.18.0-372.95.1.el8_6, kernel-4.18.0-372.95.1.el8_6, kernel-abi-stablelists-4.18.0-372.95.1.el8_6 +19
    • Red Hat Virtualization 4 Hypervisor for RHEL 8 kernel-devel-4.18.0-372.95.1.el8_6, perf-4.18.0-372.95.1.el8_6
  • RHSA-2022:7683 Released 2022-11-08 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) kernel-tools-libs-devel-4.18.0-425.3.1.el8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) bpftool-4.18.0-425.3.1.el8, kernel-4.18.0-425.3.1.el8, kernel-abi-stablelists-4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 +19
  • RHSA-2022:7444 Released 2022-11-08 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    kernel-rt security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 8) kernel-rt-4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8, kernel-rt-core-4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8, kernel-rt-debug-4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8 +7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 8) kernel-rt-4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8, kernel-rt-core-4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8, kernel-rt-debug-4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8 +9

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2022:7683
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.8.6)Fixed RHSA-2024:1188
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2022:7683
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.8.6)Fixed RHSA-2024:1188
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2022:7444
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2022:7444
Red Hat Virtualization 4 Hypervisor for RHEL 8Fixed RHSA-2024:1188
Not affected: 3 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-27950
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-56cr-f967-877p

References

Patch 4

  • TI-2025-26358 tls: fix handling of zero-length records on the rx_list KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-38352 netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2013-05264 The (1) get_user and (2) put_user API functions in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 on the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-00125 Integer overflow in kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2013-01864 The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2021-05514 Heap Out-Of-Bounds Write in Netfilter IP6T_SO_SET_REPLACE KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
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