HID: steam: Prevent NULL pointer dereference in steam_{recv,send}_report
Priority LOW 24CWE-476Published · 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
- Partial Red Hat: 3 fixed, 4 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-476.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00253 16th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 4.19.257, 5.4.212, 5.10.141 +3Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 3 fixed, 4 without a fix
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 4.18 and later | 4.19.257, 5.4.212, 5.10.141, 5.15.65, 5.19.7, 6.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 4.18 and later Fixed in 4.19.257, 5.4.212, 5.10.141, 5.15.65, 5.19.7, 6.0 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.18 to before 4.19.257; 4.20 to before 5.4.212; 5.5 to before 5.10.141; 5.11 to before 5.15.65; 5.16 to before 5.19.7 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0 rc1 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0 rc2 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0 rc3 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.18 to before 4.19.257; 4.20 to before 5.4.212; 5.5 to before 5.10.141; 5.11 to before 5.15.65; 5.16 to before 5.19.7 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 rc2 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 rc3 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 4.19.257, 5.4.212, 5.10.141, 5.15.65, 5.19.7, 6.0
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2023:2458 Released 2023-05-09 · Red Hat rating Importantkernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) kernel-64k-debug-devel-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2, kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2, kernel-64k-devel-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 +10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) bpftool-7.0.0-284.11.1.el9_2, kernel-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2, kernel-64k-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 +29
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 9) kernel-tools-libs-devel-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2023:2458 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2023:2458 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2023:2458 |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-49984
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p3m3-q487-px67
References
Patch 6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c20d03b82a2e3ddbb555dad4d4f3374a9763222c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fa2b822d86be5b5ad54fe4fa2daca464e71ff90a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc815761948ab5b8c94db6cb53c95103588f16ae
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/989560b6d9e00d99e07bc33067fa1c770994bf4d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dee1e51b54794e90763e70a3c78f27ba4fa930ec
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cd11d1a6114bd4bc6450ae59f6e110ec47362126
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Sources
- CVE-2022-49984 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-49984 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p3m3-q487-px67 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-49984 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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