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Status published
Medium
CVE-2022-49777
Input: i8042 - fix leaking of platform device on module removal
Vulnerability Description
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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81df118e79b2136b5c016394f67a051dc508b7b6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f348b60c79671eee33c1389efe89109c93047da
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f25add5ecf88de0f8ff2b27b6c0731a1f1b38ed
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5f7f6e63fed9c2ed09725d90059a28907e197e3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a32cd7feb0127bf629a82686b6e2c128139a86e5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81cd7e8489278d28794e7b272950c3e00c344e44
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Affected Vendor
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Vulnerable Versions:
68fdb0499653a2519691e645fcb72944f6e1e220, f93d5dca7d84a4c725acf87db74b12c5686bd83e, bb672eff7447f8a26c8a66ddee613afd279bd760, dd33054e4c18a54645072c7a62d46cdf6d05dace, 9222ba68c3f4065f6364b99cc641b6b019ef2d42, 4.19.224, 5.4.170, 5.10.90, 5.15.13, 5.16, 0, 4.19.267, 5.4.225, 5.10.156, 5.15.80, 6.0.10, 6.1
Timeline
Official Publish:
May 1st, 2025
Last Modified:
May 23rd, 2026
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.