VDB-210013 · CVE-2022-41850 · Nessus 239841

Linux Kernel up to 5.19.12 drivers/hid/hid-roccat.c roccat_report_event use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Linux Kernel up to 5.19.12. Affected by this issue is the function roccat_report_event of the file drivers/hid/hid-roccat.c. This manipulation causes use after free. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2022-41850. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 5.19.12 (Operating System). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function roccat_report_event of the file drivers/hid/hid-roccat.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

roccat_report_event in drivers/hid/hid-roccat.c in the Linux kernel through 5.19.12 has a race condition and resultant use-after-free in certain situations where a report is received while copying a report->value is in progress.

The weakness was presented 09/30/2022. The advisory is shared at lore.kernel.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-41850 since 09/30/2022. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/20/2025).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 239841 (TencentOS Server 4: kernel (TSSA-2024:0960)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (239841). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

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Operating System

Vendor

Linux

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Kernel

Version

License

open-source

Website

Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9

VulDB Base Score: 7.1
VulDB Temp Score: 7.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 239841
Nessus Name: TencentOS Server 4: kernel (TSSA-2024:0960)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

09/30/2022 🔍
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09/30/2022 +0 days 🔍
06/20/2025 +993 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: lore.kernel.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-41850 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-41850
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-210013

Entryinfo

Created: 09/30/2022 13:29
Updated: 06/20/2025 00:52
Changes: 09/30/2022 13:29 (40), 10/29/2022 08:23 (11), 06/20/2025 00:52 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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