What is CVE-2022-27950?

CVE-2022-27950 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a Memory Leak flaw (CWE-401). CVE-2022-27950 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-27950?

CVE-2022-27950 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-27950?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2022-27950 patch availability.

Is CVE-2022-27950 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-27950 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Memory Leak (CWE-401)?

The product does not release memory after use, causing gradual resource exhaustion. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/401.html

CVE-2022-27950

Medium

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.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2022-03-28

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-401

CVE-2022-27950 is a Memory Leak vulnerability

What is Memory Leak?

The product does not release memory after use, causing gradual resource exhaustion. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

4 total

Kernel.org
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.16.11

Mailing List Patch Vendor Advisory
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=817b8b9c5396d2b2d92311b46719aad5d3339dbe

Mailing List Patch Vendor Advisory
GitHub
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/817b8b9c5396d2b2d92311b46719aad5d3339dbe

Patch Third Party Advisory
Openwall
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/03/13/1

Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-27950

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2022-03-28

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-27950?

CVE-2022-27950 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as a Memory Leak flaw (CWE-401) . CVE-2022-27950 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-27950?

CVE-2022-27950 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-27950?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2022-27950 patch availability.
Is CVE-2022-27950 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2022-27950 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.