CVE-2025-37942
Linux Kernel HID pidff Infinite Loop Vulnerability
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: pidff: Make sure to fetch pool before checking SIMULTANEOUS_MAX As noted by Anssi some 20 years ago, pool report is sometimes messed up. This worked fine on many devices but casued oops on VRS DirectForce PRO. Here, we're making sure pool report is refetched before trying to access any of it's fields. While loop was replaced with a for loop + exit conditions were moved aroud to decrease the possibility of creating an infinite loop scenario.
INFO
Published Date :
May 20, 2025, 4:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
May 21, 2025, 8:24 p.m.
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
Exploitability Score :
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New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
May. 20, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: pidff: Make sure to fetch pool before checking SIMULTANEOUS_MAX As noted by Anssi some 20 years ago, pool report is sometimes messed up. This worked fine on many devices but casued oops on VRS DirectForce PRO. Here, we're making sure pool report is refetched before trying to access any of it's fields. While loop was replaced with a for loop + exit conditions were moved aroud to decrease the possibility of creating an infinite loop scenario. Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f650dcec32d22deb1d6db12300a2b98483099a9 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/211861869766a7bb7c72158aee0140ec67e182a7 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/344d903be8b5c0733ed0f4bc5be34b4a26d905c8 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a6f5d30a5c7713238c5c65c98ad95dacb73688d5
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