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HID: hyperv: fix possible memory leak in mousevsc_probe()

Type: advisorySources: OSV

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: hyperv: fix possible memory leak in mousevsc_probe() If hid_add_device() returns error, it should call hid_destroy_device() to free hid_dev which is allocated in hid_allocate_device().

Products
Kernel
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
4.14.300, 4.19.267, 4.9.334, 5.10.155, 5.15.79, 5.4.225, 6.0.9
CVEs
CVE-2022-49874
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
4 Nov 2026, 00:25 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

HID: hyperv: fix possible memory leak in mousevsc_probe()

core-osv · Original source

Published 1 May 2025, 14:10 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: hyperv: fix possible memory leak in mousevsc_probe() If hid_add_device() returns error, it should call hid_destroy_device() to free hid_dev which is allocated in hid_allocate_device().

osv:CVE-2022-49874

Kernel

Fixed versions: 4.9.334, 4.14.300, 4.19.267, 5.4.225, 5.10.155, 5.15.79, 6.0.9

Complete source record
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