Bug 2363429 (CVE-2022-49874) - CVE-2022-49874 kernel: HID: hyperv: fix possible memory leak in mousevsc_probe()
Summary: CVE-2022-49874 kernel: HID: hyperv: fix possible memory leak in mousevsc_probe()
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2022-49874
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2025-05-01 15:04 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2025-06-21 00:04 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2025-05-01 15:04:18 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().
Comment 1 Avinash Hanwate 2025-05-02 06:14:36 UTC 
Upstream advisory:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025050152-CVE-2022-49874-3c3e@gregkh/T
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