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CVE-2022-49984
Steam HID Driver NULL Pointer Dereference Vulnerability
Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: steam: Prevent NULL pointer dereference in steam_{recv,send}_report It is possible for a malicious device to forgo submitting a Feature Report. The HID Steam driver presently makes no prevision for this and de-references the 'struct hid_report' pointer obtained from the HID devices without first checking its validity. Let's change that.

INFO

Published Date :

June 18, 2025, 11:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

June 18, 2025, 1:46 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Affected Products

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ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
Solution
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/989560b6d9e00d99e07bc33067fa1c770994bf4d
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c20d03b82a2e3ddbb555dad4d4f3374a9763222c
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cd11d1a6114bd4bc6450ae59f6e110ec47362126
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc815761948ab5b8c94db6cb53c95103588f16ae
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dee1e51b54794e90763e70a3c78f27ba4fa930ec
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fa2b822d86be5b5ad54fe4fa2daca464e71ff90a
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-49984 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Jun. 18, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: steam: Prevent NULL pointer dereference in steam_{recv,send}_report It is possible for a malicious device to forgo submitting a Feature Report. The HID Steam driver presently makes no prevision for this and de-references the 'struct hid_report' pointer obtained from the HID devices without first checking its validity. Let's change that.
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/989560b6d9e00d99e07bc33067fa1c770994bf4d
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c20d03b82a2e3ddbb555dad4d4f3374a9763222c
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cd11d1a6114bd4bc6450ae59f6e110ec47362126
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc815761948ab5b8c94db6cb53c95103588f16ae
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dee1e51b54794e90763e70a3c78f27ba4fa930ec
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fa2b822d86be5b5ad54fe4fa2daca464e71ff90a
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