HID: alps: fix use-after-free on input2 registration failure
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: alps: fix use-after-free on input2 registration failure alps_input_configured() stores data->input2 before calling input_register_device(). If registration fails, input_free_device() frees the input device but data->input2 still points to the freed memory. alps_input_configured() calls hid_hw_open() before allocating input2, so URBs are already active and raw_event can fire during the failure window. A U1_SP_ABSOLUTE_REPORT_ID report arriving then causes u1_raw_event() to dereference the freed data->input2 -> use-after-free. Fix by only storing input2 into drvdata after successful registration and adding a NULL guard in the raw_event path.
- Products
- Kernel
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 5.10.271, 5.15.222, 6.1.189, 6.12.112, 6.18.55, 6.6.158, 7.2.9
- CVEs
- CVE-2026-98501
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 2 Nov 2026, 17:30 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
HID: alps: fix use-after-free on input2 registration failure
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 18 Oct 2026, 15:16 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: alps: fix use-after-free on input2 registration failure alps_input_configured() stores data->input2 before calling input_register_device(). If registration fails, input_free_device() frees the input device but data->input2 still points to the freed memory. alps_input_configured() calls hid_hw_open() before allocating input2, so URBs are already active and raw_event can fire during the failure window. A U1_SP_ABSOLUTE_REPORT_ID report arriving then causes u1_raw_event() to dereference the freed data->input2 -> use-after-free. Fix by only storing input2 into drvdata after successful registration and adding a NULL guard in the raw_event path.
osv:CVE-2026-98501
Kernel
Fixed versions: 5.10.271, 5.15.222, 6.1.189, 6.6.158, 6.12.112, 6.18.55, 7.2.9
Complete source record
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