Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: pidff: Fix null pointer dereference in pidff_find_fields This function triggered a null pointer dereference if used to search for a report that isn't implemented on the device. This happened both for optional and required reports alike. The same logic was applied to pidff_find_special_field and although pidff_init_fields should return an error earlier if one of the required reports is missing, future modifications could change this logic and resurface this possible null pointer dereference again. LKML bug report: https://lore.kernel.org/all/CAL-gK7f5=R0nrrQdPtaZZr1fd-cdAMbDMuZ_NLA8vM0SX+nGSw@mail.gmail.com
Product status
224ee88fe39564358ec99b46bf3ee6e6999ae17d (git) before 44a1b8b2027afbb37e418993fb23561bdb9efb38
224ee88fe39564358ec99b46bf3ee6e6999ae17d (git) before d230becb9d38b7325c5c38d051693e4c26b1829b
224ee88fe39564358ec99b46bf3ee6e6999ae17d (git) before 6b4449e4f03326fbd2136e67bfcc1e6ffe61541d
224ee88fe39564358ec99b46bf3ee6e6999ae17d (git) before ddb147885225d768025f6818df533d30edf3e102
224ee88fe39564358ec99b46bf3ee6e6999ae17d (git) before be706a48bb7896d4130edc82811233d1d62158e7
224ee88fe39564358ec99b46bf3ee6e6999ae17d (git) before f8f4d77710e1c38f4a2bd26c88c4878b5b5e817a
224ee88fe39564358ec99b46bf3ee6e6999ae17d (git) before 3a507184f9307e19cb441b897c49e7843c94e56b
224ee88fe39564358ec99b46bf3ee6e6999ae17d (git) before e368698da79af821f18c099520deab1219c2044b
224ee88fe39564358ec99b46bf3ee6e6999ae17d (git) before 22a05462c3d0eee15154faf8d13c49e6295270a5
2.6.19
Any version before 2.6.19
5.4.293 (semver)
5.10.237 (semver)
5.15.181 (semver)
6.1.135 (semver)
6.6.88 (semver)
6.12.24 (semver)
6.13.12 (semver)
6.14.3 (semver)
6.15 (original_commit_for_fix)
References
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00045.html
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00030.html
git.kernel.org/...c/44a1b8b2027afbb37e418993fb23561bdb9efb38
git.kernel.org/...c/d230becb9d38b7325c5c38d051693e4c26b1829b
git.kernel.org/...c/6b4449e4f03326fbd2136e67bfcc1e6ffe61541d
git.kernel.org/...c/ddb147885225d768025f6818df533d30edf3e102
git.kernel.org/...c/be706a48bb7896d4130edc82811233d1d62158e7
git.kernel.org/...c/f8f4d77710e1c38f4a2bd26c88c4878b5b5e817a
git.kernel.org/...c/3a507184f9307e19cb441b897c49e7843c94e56b
git.kernel.org/...c/e368698da79af821f18c099520deab1219c2044b
git.kernel.org/...c/22a05462c3d0eee15154faf8d13c49e6295270a5