CVE-2026-98501
En el kernel de Linux se ha resuelto la siguiente vulnerabilidad:
HID: alps: corrige el use-after-free en el fallo de registro de input2
alps_input_configured() almacena data->input2 antes de llamar a input_register_device(). Si el registro falla, input_free_device() libera el dispositivo de entrada, pero data->input2 sigue apuntando a la memoria liberada. alps_input_configured() llama a hid_hw_open() antes de reservar input2, por lo que las URB ya están activas y raw_event puede dispararse durante la ventana del fallo. Si llega entonces un informe U1_SP_ABSOLUTE_REPORT_ID, u1_raw_event() desreferencia el data->input2 ya liberado, lo que provoca un use-after-free.
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La solución consiste en almacenar input2 en drvdata solo después de un registro correcto y en añadir una comprobación de NULL en la ruta de raw_event.
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CVSS
NVD no ha asignado puntuación CVSS a esta CVE (habitual desde el cambio de política de abril de 2026).
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días
- 0.21 %
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas
- 11
- Fecha de la puntuación
- 20/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
⚠ Inferidas por IA a partir de la descripción — NVD aún no ha analizado esta CVE; no son CPE verificados.
Referencias
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- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e55d76e6e8a756f6d87c241de975599f82b02fa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/443f6b93442b10b972a16f57ceaaea75b77892b6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/47e5e177e9e4e10da6f2759d5ce8d049e33efdc4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a8ad63158165bacd6a1d7420e0fe5364c913b06
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64f824dccfd316fd3db8ea1cc4e8a76ad6a02740
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/925da1d2a24787f24872de13a4680437c54de179
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d3aba3442798ce4a4c8ce3104d7b286d61e605f9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef8ca5bb4c8b9696f38b1bebce1c851baa02b77b
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"value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nHID: alps: fix use-after-free on input2 registration failure\n\nalps_input_configured() stores data->input2 before calling\ninput_register_device(). If registration fails, input_free_device()\nfrees the input device but data->input2 still points to the freed memory.\nalps_input_configured() calls hid_hw_open() before allocating input2, so\nURBs are already active and raw_event can fire during the failure window.\nA U1_SP_ABSOLUTE_REPORT_ID report arriving then causes u1_raw_event()\nto dereference the freed data->input2 -> use-after-free.\n\nFix by only storing input2 into drvdata after successful registration\nand adding a NULL guard in the raw_event path."
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