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TI-2026-75630 Aliases CVE-2026-98502GHSA-79qw-7wgp-r9xr

Resource leak in Linux kernel ALPS HID driver on device removal

Priority LOW 22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
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Privileges required
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User interaction
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Attack complexity
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Impact type
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Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 6 without a fix

No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

The Linux kernel HID ALPS driver allocates a second input device named DualPoint Stick but never unregisters it on device removal. The driver has no remove handler, and the default removal path only unregisters tracked input devices, so the device leaks each time an affected device is removed.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-30

Description from the CNA

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: alps: unregister DualPoint Stick input device on remove alps_input_configured() allocates a second input device ("DualPoint Stick") with input_allocate_device() and registers it, but the alps_driver struct has no .remove handler and input2 is not tracked in hdev->inputs. The default remove path (hid_hw_stop -> hidinput_disconnect) only iterates hdev->inputs, so input2 is never unregistered and leaks on every device removal. Add a .remove handler that stops the device first (preventing URB callbacks from touching input2 during teardown) and then unregisters input2.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00211 11th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 5.10.273, 5.15.224, 6.1.191 +5Red Hat: 6 without a fix

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
LinuxLinux4.8 and later5.10.273, 5.15.224, 6.1.191, 6.6.160, 6.12.112, 6.18.55, 7.2.9, 7.3Patch availableCNA
  • Linux VendorLinux Affected 4.8 and later Fixed in 5.10.273, 5.15.224, 6.1.191, 6.6.160, 6.12.112, 6.18.55, 7.2.9, 7.3 Patch available CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Linux

Remediation

Update the Linux kernel to 5.10.273, 5.15.224, 6.1.191, 6.6.160, 6.12.112, 6.18.55, 7.2.9 or 7.3. The sources list no fixed version for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, 8, 9 and 10 or for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 and 5.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-30

  • Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.273, 5.15.224, 6.1.191, 6.6.160, 6.12.112, 6.18.55, 7.2.9, 7.3

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-18 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-98502
  2. 2026-10-18 Alias added: GHSA-79qw-7wgp-r9xr
  3. 2026-10-19 Fix available: Linux/[email protected] · CNA
  4. 2026-10-20 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
  5. 2026-10-20 CVSS score added · Red Hat
  6. 2026-10-21 Fix available: Linux/[email protected], Linux/Linux@bd9571812d02242b6bba2637fba924a78a5c6fa8 · CNA
  7. 2026-10-21 1 new reference · CNA
  8. 2026-10-30 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
  9. 2026-10-30 Fix available: Linux/Linux@0cd13b96e00cacf1b252814442d197fdff0b1f4f, Linux/Linux@10c14ba9a2f75be78bde46fb7f5432bf02b39676, Linux/Linux@3efab2a65f6062fa80322095a124c16e2fe0f119 +3 · CNA
  10. 2026-10-30 3 new references · CNA

References

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Sources

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